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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1729 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £220.6 vs £246.32
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 31% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 184 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - £1.34 vs £1.58 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£246.32
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i5-12400
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
88 FPS
£18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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