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$111.34
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MSRP $174
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MSRP $499
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 912 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 9 3900X - 188 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $111.34 vs $365.00
- Up to 70% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.59 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
Buy for $111.34 on Amazon
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Updated 151 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 148 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | vs | Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 3900X
With selected game settings
106 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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106 FPS
$7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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78 FPS
$10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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95 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$918.53
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78 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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78 FPS
$12.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$962
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106 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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106 FPS
$9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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95 FPS
$9.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$890.99
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59 FPS
$11.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$699
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