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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 912 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 204 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $153.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.75 vs $2.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/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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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
192
94.11764705882352%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
32.327586206896555%
Price, $
$445
34%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 348667 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
81 FPS
$13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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64 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
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120 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.98
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81 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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81 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
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63 FPS
$13.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
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120 FPS
$25.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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81 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
63 FPS
$22.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
98 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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