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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen 9 5900 - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 5900
With selected game settings
115 FPS
$13.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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107 FPS
$22.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,728.21
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46 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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45 FPS
$20.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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107 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$869.31
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82 FPS
$15.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289.99
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61 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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107 FPS
$15.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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45 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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61 FPS
$19.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 5900
With selected game settings
37 FPS
$32.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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37 FPS
$44.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649
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37 FPS
$41.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,519
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58 FPS
$19.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149
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