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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1212 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $106.47 vs $132.72
- Up to 9% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i5-12400 - $1.25 vs $1.38 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 13% better in Remnant II than Ryzen 5 2500X - 96 vs 85 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
85
88.54166666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
90.57971014492753%
Price, $
$132.72
80%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
50.61955025240936%
Multi-Core
3801
42.96371651407257%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-12400
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
$36.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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33 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,010.25
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33 FPS
$36.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
33 FPS
$27.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
In Stock
23 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
In Stock
23 FPS
$43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
In Stock
23 FPS
$41.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
In Stock
23 FPS
$42.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
In Stock
23 FPS
$44.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
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33 FPS
$40.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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