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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12400 - 166 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $143.57 vs $744.95
- Up to 78% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.97 vs $4.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.49/FPS
22%
Price, $
$744.95
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
148
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 6481 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
83 FPS
$11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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95 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
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82 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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95 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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153 FPS
$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,149.99
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164 FPS
$30.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$22.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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157 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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166 FPS
$47.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$11.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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