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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1356 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £230.0 vs £270.37
- Up to 14% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-12400 - £1.21 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 7 2700X - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
190
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£230
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Core i5-12400
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
£17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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