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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1729 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £220.0 vs £270.37
- Up to 7% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-12400 - £1.29 vs £1.39 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 195 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
171
87%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£220
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Desktop CPU-AM4(Quad Core,3.5GHz -3.7GHz Turbo,65W)
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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
Max
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-12400
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
87 FPS
£18.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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