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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 546 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 188 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £145.00 vs £199.00
- Up to 28% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.77 vs £1.07 per 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
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
106 FPS
£14.99/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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