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Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
39 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core i5 12400F
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
104.9
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3600 and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 2 years and 7 months later
  • 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2300 vs 1662 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • 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

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400F
vs
Ryzen 5 3600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 388
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2039
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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 12400F +38%
2300
Ryzen 5 3600
1662
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +31%
9477
Ryzen 5 3600
7249
File compression 789 MB/sec 660.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 59 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 146 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 207.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec 143.3 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 37 images/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1128 & 1134 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12400F +36%
3486
Ryzen 5 3600
2559
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +11%
19551
Ryzen 5 3600
17667
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec 48.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec 28.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec 109M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 13.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec 219.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 1146 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 14.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17200 & 37442 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F +19%
161.36
Ryzen 5 3600
135.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW 7.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW 111.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 271.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.09 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 12400F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (abdou)Cinebench 2026388 / 2039
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-31 (Ike)Cinebench 202470 / 517
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-16 -> JeromeneilCinebench 202471 / 511
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (BeastAsLow)Cinebench 202464 / 479
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-17 (RandomStorm)Cinebench 202472 / 419
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 5 3600

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Matisse)
Model number i5-12400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Intel CPU rating (#162nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#163rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 36x
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

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 152nd place)

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 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Total votes: 483

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Comments

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