Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +6%

1647

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1550

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +6%

12344

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +5%

2301

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +3%

9475

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +11%

103

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

92

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

1628

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +3%

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +4%

3513

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +12%

21921

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i5-12400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

37x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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