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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €168.57 vs €367.85
- Up to 51% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.37 vs €0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-12400 - 490 vs 452 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
452
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€168.57
100%
Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
490
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.75/FPS
49%
Price, €
€367.85
45%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
416 FPS
€5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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192 FPS
€4.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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346 FPS
€5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,939
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362 FPS
€7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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192 FPS
€3.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€749.9
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377 FPS
€6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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433 FPS
€4.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
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490 FPS
€12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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