Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Core i5-12400F - 978 vs 872 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $270.8 vs $658.06
- Up to 63% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-12400F - $0.31 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
978
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€300.59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
No | Overclockable | Yes |