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Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400
VS
60 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i5 12400
AMD Ryzen 5 7600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400 against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
42.6
(Average)
Value Index
88.4
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7600 and 12400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Around 3.4 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 25% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2797 vs 2245 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400
vs
Ryzen 5 7600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 295 597
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1710 3144
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400
2245
Ryzen 5 7600 +25%
2797
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
9788
Ryzen 5 7600 +28%
12486
File compression 879.2 MB/sec 1280 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec 89.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.7 pages/sec 271.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 275.6 Mpixels/sec 313.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 225.9 pages/sec 281.5 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 55.7 images/sec
Photo processing 81.2 images/sec 89.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.1 Mpixels/sec 16.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1015 & 788 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400
3464
Ryzen 5 7600 +13%
3907
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400
18816
Ryzen 5 7600 +43%
26969
Integer math 58.9 GOps/sec 80.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.9 GOps/sec 48 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 67M Primes/sec 198M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec 36.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.5 GBytes/sec 17.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 228 MBytes/sec 303.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1090 Frames/sec 1750 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.5B Matrices/sec 23B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6661 & 6830 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400
166.74
Ryzen 5 7600 +20%
200.8

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.2 PPW 11.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 150.6 PPW 192.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 289.5 PPW 414.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.57 PPW 3.09 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
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (appiar)Cinebench 2026582 / 3131
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-22 -> Lello75Cinebench 2026611 / 3435
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 -> Lello75Geekbench 6 CPU2856 / 13297
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (Parrott)Cinebench 2026597 / 3144
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 -> Lello75Geekbench 6 CPU2859 / 13080
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i5-12400 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 13600
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 -
Intel CPU rating (#163rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#67th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (109th and 79th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 192 128
TMUs 48 8
ROPs 24 4
Execution Units 24 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12400
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 7600
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 730

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 73.4 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400 official page AMD Ryzen 5 7600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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