Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 357 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 5900 - 194 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €349.0 vs €370.26
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
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Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |