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MSRP $1999
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 771 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 194 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £2511.32 vs £2798.00
- Up to 17% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £12.94 vs £15.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£12.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2511.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
92 FPS
£17.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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