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$195
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MSRP $189
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1729 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 20% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 121 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $143.57 vs $195.00
- Up to 38% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 1500X - $1.19 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
58 FPS
$15.98/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-12400
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$25.25/FPS
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