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Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5 12400F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT. 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

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
77.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600GT and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2300 vs 2113 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7
  • 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 12400F
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 789 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 230 pages/sec -
Background blur 49.5 images/sec -
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec -
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1128 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F
19551
Ryzen 5 5600GT +3%
20088
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1257 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 17200 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F +14%
161.36
Ryzen 5 5600GT
141.34

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW 10.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW 133.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 309 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.17 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 January 8, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-12400F 5600GT
Integrated GPU No Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F -
Intel CPU rating (#163rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#119th 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 4.6 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

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 112th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1900 MHz
Shading Units - 448
TMUs - 28
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 7
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Radeon RX Vega 7 benchmarks

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 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

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