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MSRP in USD: $449
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 425 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $132.72 vs $199.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 5800X - $2.37 vs $3.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 4385 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i5-12400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
9 FPS
$122.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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9 FPS
$150/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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9 FPS
$164.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,479.99
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17 FPS
$98.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,674.49
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22 FPS
$97.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,136.58
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1 FPS
$845/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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17 FPS
$80.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,369
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17 FPS
$175.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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17 FPS
$76.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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9 FPS
$127.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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