AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5 12400

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

833

Intel Core i5 12400 +97%

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3010

Intel Core i5 12400 +310%

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1216

Intel Core i5 12400 +84%

2244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3709

Intel Core i5 12400 +164%

9793

Blender

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

42

Intel Core i5 12400 +376%

200

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

928

Intel Core i5 12400 +74%

1622

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

Intel Core i5 12400 +184%

8662

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

Intel Core i5 12400 +83%

3528

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

6284

Intel Core i5 12400 +209%

19439

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i5 12400

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12400

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

117 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31x

Multiplier

25x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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