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Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
44 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Intel Core i5 12400F
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500. 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 (1)

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
123.4
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500 and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2300 vs 1961 points
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400F
vs
Ryzen 5 5500

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 424
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2421
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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)
Core i5 12400F +17%
2300
Ryzen 5 5500
1961
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +15%
9477
Ryzen 5 5500
8220
File compression 789 MB/sec 819.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 61.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 147.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 233.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec 191.9 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 40.4 images/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec 61.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 15.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1128 & 907 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400F +14%
3486
Ryzen 5 5500
3061
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +2%
19551
Ryzen 5 5500
19247
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec 64.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec 36.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec 24.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 14.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec 245.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 17.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17200 & 15772 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F +12%
161.36
Ryzen 5 5500
143.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW 126.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 296.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.21 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 12400F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (leosangester)Cinebench 2024429 / 2105
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Aideau)Cinebench 2026424 / 2421
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU2028 / 8385
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Cinebench 202488 / 627
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU1972 / 8289
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-12400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 11400
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Intel CPU rating (#163rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#143rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 36x
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

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 131st place)

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 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 5 5500 or Intel Core i5 12400F?
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Jacobs shadyfacts August 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
R5 5500 clears als yalls fav cpu always
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