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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1356 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 15% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - 870 vs 757 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $129.99 vs $160.00
- Up to 29% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.15 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
870
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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