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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1356 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 2700 - 149 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $153.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 2700 - $1.03 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 353690 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
143
95.9731543624161%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
79.84496124031007%
Price, $
$185
82%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
Buy for $185 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353691 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1114
51.124368976594766%
Multi-Core
5489
62.04363060924607%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 7 2700
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
43 FPS
$25.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
28 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
22 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
In Stock
21 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
43 FPS
$41.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
43 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
29 FPS
$44.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
In Stock
27 FPS
$31.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
36 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
In Stock
43 FPS
$25.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
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