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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i5-12400

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 245 on Amazon

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Updated 6703 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6703 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 245 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6703 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6703 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 0% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 204 vs 203 FPS
  • Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €168.57 vs €245.00
  • Up to 31% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.83 vs €1.21 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

203

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.21/FPS

69%

Price, €

€245

68%

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 245 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6703 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

204

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.57

100%

Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6703 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

74%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Nov 5th, 2020
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9Core i5
VermeerAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
12
6
24
12
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
105 W
65 W
7 nm
10 nm
37.0x
25.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-12400

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260

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Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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Core i7-14700K

414

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367.85

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Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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