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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i5-12400

Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1356 days newer than Ryzen 5 2600.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 2600 - 260 vs 227 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


FPS

227

87%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

260

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.56/FPS

100%

Price, £

£145

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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In Stock

Updated 36 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1152

53%

Multi-Core

4841

55%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo

Ryzen 5 2600

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
12 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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