AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Intel Core i5 12400

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT with 6 cores 3.8GHz 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 3600XT 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1323

Intel Core i5 12400 +24%

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

9812

Intel Core i5 12400 +25%

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1767

Intel Core i5 12400 +26%

2244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7554

Intel Core i5 12400 +29%

9793

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

146

Intel Core i5 12400 +28%

188

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1339

Intel Core i5 12400 +21%

1622

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7577

Intel Core i5 12400 +14%

8662

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

2740

Intel Core i5 12400 +28%

3528

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

18504

Intel Core i5 12400 +5%

19439

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

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Intel Core i5 12400

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2 (Matisse)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12400

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 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

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.5 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

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

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 3600XT

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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