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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 833 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $125.00 vs $129.99
- Up to 2% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i5-12400 - $0.47 vs $0.48 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 2% better in Dishonored 2 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 272 vs 267 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
267
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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