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Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i5 12400F
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F with 6-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 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

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 electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800X and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Newer - released 1-year and 3-months later
  • Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 14336 KB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F
11929
Ryzen 7 5800X +28%
15274
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F
19607
Ryzen 7 5800X +43%
28043
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F
8524
Ryzen 7 5800X +24%
10553
Submit your Cinebench R23 result

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released January 4, 2022 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-12400F -
Integrated GPU No No

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 4.7 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) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.15 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
TDP 65 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP 117 W -
Peak temperature 100°C 90°C

Memory Support

Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 12400F official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core i5 12400F?
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