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£225
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $120
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MSRP in USD: $120
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 620 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £225.0 vs £270.37
- Up to 7% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-12400 - £0.38 vs £0.41 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 11% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 3 3300X - 658 vs 592 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
592
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3300X or Core i5-12400
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
348 FPS
£4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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