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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £145.00 vs £204.00
- Up to 30% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.44 vs £0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
326
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£145
100%
Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
216 FPS
£7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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