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Core i5-12400F vs Ryzen 5 2500X

Core i5-12400F vs Ryzen 5 2500X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1212 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 10% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 2500X - 522 vs 476 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

522

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.21/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

In Stock

Updated 36 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

476

91%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1103

50%

Multi-Core

3801

43%

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateSep 10th, 2018
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Alder LakeCodenamePinnacle Ridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size12 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 5 2500X

DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare

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