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$380.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12400 - 217 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $153.0 vs $380.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.88 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
50%
Price, $
$380.99
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 349223 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
174
80.18433179723502%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $153 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349223 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2179
74.54669859733151%
Multi-Core
8847
49.5658020057146%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-12400
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
215 FPS
$14.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,054.88
In Stock
197 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
In Stock
215 FPS
$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
In Stock
123 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
217 FPS
$16.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
In Stock
174 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$6.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
208 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
In Stock
208 FPS
$10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
In Stock
123 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
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