AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i5 12400

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 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 (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i5 12400 +51%

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i5 12400 +64%

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 12400 +92%

2244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 12400 +87%

9793

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 12400 +54%

1622

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i5 12400 +49%

8662

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 12400 +48%

3528

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i5 12400 +39%

19439

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 12400

General Parameters

Apr 2018

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

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

117 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

25x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

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

-

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 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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