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€148
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 174 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €148.0 vs €579.7
- Up to 78% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.85 vs €3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€148
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
Buy for €148 on Amazon
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Updated 8355 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - Processore (16C/32T, 72 MB di cache, 4,7 GHz di boost massimo)
Buy for €579.7 on Amazon
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Updated 8356 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
123 FPS
€7.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
In Stock
123 FPS
€6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€845
In Stock
123 FPS
€6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
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