Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
1704
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1379
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
12047
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
9810
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
88
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
80
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
620
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
684
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
3487
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
19465
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
Integer Math60 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math46.8 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search72 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort22.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption11.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression233.9 MB/sn/a
Physics1207 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions158 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
2300
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1931
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
9477
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
8202
File Compression789 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation69.9 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser221 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/secn/a
Text Processing230 pages/sn/a
Background Blur49.5 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing77.9 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing16.2 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12400F
161.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 145.8 PPW 78.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 299.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.5 PPW 6.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.48 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 4, 2022 June, 5, 2025
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-12400F n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x30x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 117 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 90 °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 n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20
Tech n/a - Memory: 3D V-Cache
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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