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Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5 12400
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400 against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
42.6
(Average)
Value Index
48.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600X and 12400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 295 459
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1710 2477
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 879.2 MB/sec 954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.7 pages/sec 169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 275.6 Mpixels/sec 245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 225.9 pages/sec 213.5 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 81.2 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.1 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1015 & 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
18816
Ryzen 5 5600X +16%
21824
Integer math 58.9 GOps/sec 70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.9 GOps/sec 39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 67M Primes/sec 135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec 26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.5 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 228 MBytes/sec 252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1090 Frames/sec 1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.5B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6661 & 35079 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400 +7%
166.74
Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.2 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 150.6 PPW 140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 289.5 PPW 335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.57 PPW 2.41 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-24 (MortalMech)Cinebench 2026295 / 1710
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-27 (Renni)Cinebench 202499 / 598
Add View all (2)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CTB)Cinebench 2026497 / 2892
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Geekbench 6 CPU2174 / 9054
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
Add View all (20)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-12400 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 11600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel CPU rating (#163rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#124th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (109th and 119th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz -
Shading Units 192 -
TMUs 48 -
ROPs 24 -
Execution Units 24 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12400
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 730 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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