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Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400
VS
50 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Intel Core i5 12400
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400 with 6-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (5)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
42.6
(Average)
Value Index
62.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5700G and 12400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 9 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 295 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1710 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 879.2 MB/sec 965.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec 80.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.7 pages/sec 190.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 275.6 Mpixels/sec 309.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 225.9 pages/sec 212.3 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 41.7 images/sec
Photo processing 81.2 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.1 Mpixels/sec 19.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1015 & 686 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
18816
Ryzen 7 5700G +29%
24227
Integer math 58.9 GOps/sec 90.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.9 GOps/sec 51.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 67M Primes/sec 58M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec 33.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.5 GBytes/sec 20.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 228 MBytes/sec 317.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1090 Frames/sec 979 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.5B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6661 & 12281 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400
166.74
Ryzen 7 5700G +20%
200.69

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.2 PPW 11.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 150.6 PPW 151.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 289.5 PPW 372.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.57 PPW 3.09 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-24 (MortalMech)Cinebench 2026295 / 1710
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-27 (Renni)Cinebench 202499 / 598
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Pyxis)Cinebench 2026434 / 2978
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-24 (Bluekyeet)Cinebench 202493 / 847
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-15 (Rakibul Hasan)Cinebench 202486 / 368
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-01 (Sinpru)Cinebench 202487 / 755
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-21 (Spartacus3383)Cinebench 202486 / 714
Add View all (5)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-12400 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 Radeon RX Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 11700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 - AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Intel CPU rating (#163rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#113th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 12 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 106th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Radeon RX Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 192 512
TMUs 48 32
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 24 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12400
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 5700G +233%
2 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 8 compared to UHD Graphics 730

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400 official page AMD Ryzen 7 5700G official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G or Intel Core i5 12400?
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suraj July 11, 2023 at 02:26 PM
Buying i5 12400 worst decision i made, instead go for RYZEN 5 5600G OR RYZEN 7 5700G
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Jerix July 14, 2023 at 08:20 AM
can you tell me why?
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JRP August 25, 2023 at 01:16 PM
I bought the i5 12400, no issues so far, can you tell me why you think it's a bad choice?
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Xerxes June 4, 2024 at 02:27 PM
JRP, No, he is just confused, he will regret it later on for choosing the Ryzen 7 5700g. In the long run, it eats more power than the i5 12400. Maybe he listens too much to other people's sayings or benchmarks. But they're not looking at idle time when computers are not doing anything. Ryzen is constantly eating the same power consumption.
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deepanshu February 21, 2025 at 04:31 AM
JRP, yes, I am agree with.
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