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€446.27
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Prices and StockMSRP $699
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MSRP $699
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i5-12400 - 247 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $129.34 vs $446.27
- Up to 70% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.55 vs $1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
247
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.81/FPS
30%
Price, €
€446.27
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 6470 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 6470 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
71 FPS
€11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€834.86
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102 FPS
€22.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,340.54
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92 FPS
€7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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166 FPS
€13.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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70 FPS
€11.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€828.82
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124 FPS
€15.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,863.96
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166 FPS
€12.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,067.57
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219 FPS
€16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€3,719.82
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102 FPS
€19.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,007.21
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219 FPS
€12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,774.77
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