Home > CPU Comparison > Core i5 12400F or Ryzen 7 5800X3D: what's better?

Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
52 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Intel Core i5 12400F
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F with 6-cores against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 8-cores. 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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
DeviceFacts Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
πŸ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Value for money (Beta)

Global average CPU prices are used by default! For better accuracy, enter your current prices and click β€œCalculate".
Currency
VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
13.6
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800X3D and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2300 vs 2113 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Has 78 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400F
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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 789 MB/sec 1240 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 80.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 227.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 316.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec 205.9 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 54.7 images/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec 81.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 19.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1128 & 700 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F
19551
Ryzen 7 5800X3D +45%
28289
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec 88.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec 50.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec 230M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec 33.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 20.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec 329.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 2875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 22.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17200 & 11489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F
161.36
Ryzen 7 5800X3D +32%
212.46

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 106.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 269.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.02 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
Add View all (5)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (3Dawe)Cinebench 202492 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 -> vermilixnCinebench 202494 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (vermilixn)Cinebench 202494 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (Homer35)Cinebench 202494 / 901
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (masuzo)Cinebench 202490 / 808
Add View all (16)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-12400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 12700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Intel CPU rating (#162nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#103rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 12 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 101st place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
- DDR4-2933
- DDR4-2667
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 12400F official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
47 (53.4%)
41 (46.6%)
Total votes: 88

Competitors

1. Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i3 14100F
2. Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i5 14400F
3. Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
4. Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i5 13400F (3)
5. Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
7. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
9. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
10. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Compare other CPUs (460+)

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Intel Core i5 12400F?
🌐 Register your profile and become part of DeviceFacts community!
EnglishРусский