AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 12400T

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Intel Core i5 12400T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 12400T with 6 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 1.8GHz)

Intel Core i5 12400T 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Intel Core i5 12400T +74%

2041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Intel Core i5 12400T +49%

6750

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i5 12400T

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

-

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

35 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

18.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

64 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 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

-

Execution Units

24

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400T

3.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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