Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 60 GOps/s | 48.7 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 46.8 GOps/s | 28.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 72 M primes/s | 108 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 22.9 M strings/s | 23.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11.7 GB/s | 14 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 233.9 MB/s | 219.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 1207 frames/s | 1155 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 158 M matrices/s | 144 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 789 MB/s | 660.6 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 69.9 KLines/s | 59 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 221 pages/s | 146 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 263.7 MP/sec | 207.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 230 pages/s | 143.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 49.5 frames/s | 37 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 77.9 frames/s | 54.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 16.2 MP/sec | 12.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 145.8 PPW | 111.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 299.5 PPW | 272.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 9.5 PPW | 7.3 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.48 PPW | 2.09 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | July, 7, 2019 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 2 (Matisse) |
| Model number | i5-12400F | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 36x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 32 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 3.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 47.68 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12400F the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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