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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £113.0 vs £518.97
- Up to 77% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.63 vs £2.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-12400F - 187 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
179
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.78/FPS
22%
Price, £
£518.97
21%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
43 FPS
£16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
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23 FPS
£27.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£628.8
In Stock
43 FPS
£16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
In Stock
76 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
23 FPS
£41.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£949.99
In Stock
59 FPS
£12.08/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£712.8
In Stock
56 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£722.4
In Stock
56 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.95
In Stock
187 FPS
£17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
43 FPS
£18.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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