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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 425 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 10% better in League of Legends than Core i5-12400 - 298 vs 270 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €349.00 vs €499.00
- Up to 23% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 5900X - €1.29 vs €1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
279 FPS
€5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,419
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285 FPS
€5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,499
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285 FPS
€6.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,749
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285 FPS
€5.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,639
In Stock
283 FPS
€5.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,519
In Stock
288 FPS
€6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
In Stock
288 FPS
€6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,944.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,109
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288 FPS
€6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
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275 FPS
€3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,084.9
In Stock
248 FPS
€5.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
In Stock
248 FPS
€5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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298 FPS
€11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,409.9
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244 FPS
€4.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.57
In Stock
275 FPS
€4.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,229.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
In Stock
279 FPS
€5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,419.9
In Stock
283 FPS
€5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,666
In Stock
286 FPS
€5.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,529.9
In Stock
285 FPS
€5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,609.9
In Stock
279 FPS
€4.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,362.1
In Stock
279 FPS
€4.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,229.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,164.9
In Stock
298 FPS
€11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,474.9
In Stock
279 FPS
€4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,309.9
In Stock
280 FPS
€8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,349.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€3.97/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
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290 FPS
€5.83/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,689.9
In Stock
251 FPS
€4.78/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
285 FPS
€6.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,739.9
In Stock
279 FPS
€4.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,299.9
In Stock
298 FPS
€11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,555
In Stock
284 FPS
€5.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429.9
In Stock
244 FPS
€3.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
In Stock
275 FPS
€5.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,493.85
In Stock
246 FPS
€4.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
284 FPS
€5.63/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599.9
In Stock
279 FPS
€4.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369.9
In Stock
284 FPS
€10.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,898.61
In Stock
244 FPS
€4.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
In Stock
246 FPS
€4.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
In Stock
246 FPS
€5.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
In Stock
248 FPS
€6.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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