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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - 186 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $111.34 vs $290.00
- Up to 62% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.60 vs $1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
72 FPS
$11.94/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$12.92/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.03/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$26.05/FPS
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$20.38/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
$14.68/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$17/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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$799
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88 FPS
$11.35/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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$24.56/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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$29.97/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,269
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31 FPS
$36.42/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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156 FPS
$18.9/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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88 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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78 FPS
$31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,418
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31 FPS
$39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,209
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47 FPS
$18.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889.99
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16 FPS
$74.31/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,189
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47 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$649.99
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47 FPS
$46.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,208
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47 FPS
$21.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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31 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$949
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16 FPS
$61.5/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$983.93
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16 FPS
$72.56/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,160.98
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31 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,239.99
In Stock
31 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$929.99
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31 FPS
$30.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
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47 FPS
$47.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,228
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16 FPS
$62.24/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$995.86
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109 FPS
$17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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31 FPS
$27.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$849
In Stock
46 FPS
$23.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,059.99
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31 FPS
$31.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$989
In Stock
31 FPS
$34.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,079
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16 FPS
$70.25/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,124.01
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16 FPS
$161.36/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,581.81
In Stock
72 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
47 FPS
$19.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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46 FPS
$22.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049.99
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16 FPS
$55.56/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$889
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23 FPS
$82.57/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$18.35/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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16 FPS
$75.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 FPS
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