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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $143.57 vs $379.69
- Up to 56% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $1.56 vs $3.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-12400 - 108 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
92
85%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.52/FPS
44%
Price, $
$379.69
37%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
70 FPS
$27.14/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i5-12400
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$1339/FPS
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Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$61.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
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$31.96/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
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$185.64/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Radeon RX 7900 XT
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