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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $110.61 vs $378.72
- Up to 69% better value when playing World of Tanks than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.20 vs $0.64 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 5% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-12400F - 590 vs 561 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
561
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.61
100%
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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
590
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
31%
Price, $
$378.72
29%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 6472 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
426 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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211 FPS
$4.07/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.39
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211 FPS
$4.03/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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211 FPS
$4.98/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.63/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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151 FPS
$5.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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211 FPS
$3.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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405 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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211 FPS
$3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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590 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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