Buy on Amazon
€148.74
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP $174
Availability
MSRP $174
AvailabilityMSRP $549
Availability
MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €148.74 vs €367.85
- Up to 57% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.88 vs €2.07 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 5% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400F - 178 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
169
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.88/FPS
100%
Price, €
€148.74
100%
Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN
Buy for €148.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 171 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.07/FPS
43%
Price, €
€367.85
40%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
Buy for €367.85 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 170 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
151 FPS
€14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,199
In Stock
69 FPS
€11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€799
In Stock
69 FPS
€12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€889.9
In Stock
61 FPS
€17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,049
In Stock
49 FPS
€16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€799
In Stock
69 FPS
€15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,089
In Stock
48 FPS
€17.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€860
In Stock
69 FPS
€17.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,199
In Stock
69 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€919
In Stock
123 FPS
€15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,939
In Stock
69 FPS
€16.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,129
In Stock
61 FPS
€18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,120
In Stock
69 FPS
€14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€999
In Stock
37 FPS
€21.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€782.99
In Stock
61 FPS
€16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,025.48
In Stock
69 FPS
€17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,241.33
In Stock
69 FPS
€13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€949
In Stock
37 FPS
€15.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€583.27
In Stock
129 FPS
€22.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,849.99
In Stock
69 FPS
€11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€799
In Stock
136 FPS
€17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€2,419.9
In Stock
69 FPS
€13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€948.9
In Stock
74 FPS
€32.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€2,374.31
In Stock
61 FPS
€20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,220
In Stock
69 FPS
€14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,024.19
In Stock
37 FPS
€21.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€799.99
In Stock
49 FPS
€18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€899
In Stock
74 FPS
€13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€991.89
In Stock
158 FPS
€13.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,099
In Stock
66 FPS
€14.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€979
In Stock
178 FPS
€34.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€6,145.08
In Stock
37 FPS
€21.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 4 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€804.99
In Stock
61 FPS
€12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€778.01
In Stock
43 FPS
€20.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€879
In Stock
82 FPS
€13.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,099
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
