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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 546 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 225 vs 220 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £499.0 vs £2445.47
- Up to 79% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-12400 - £2.27 vs £10.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
225
100%
Value, £/FPS
£10.87/FPS
20%
Price, £
£2445.47
20%
FPS Winner
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure
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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
220
97%
Value, £/FPS
£2.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£499
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
102 FPS
£15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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