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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $153.0 vs $406.02
- Up to 60% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $1.23 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-12400 - 131 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
94.65648854961832%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
39.677419354838705%
Price, $
$406.02
37%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
Buy for $406.02 on Amazon
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Updated 348679 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2179
77.21474131821402%
Multi-Core
8847
50.61502374277704%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
110 FPS
$23.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,549.99
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59 FPS
$18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
131 FPS
$45.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,951.98
In Stock
49 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
121 FPS
$25.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
In Stock
59 FPS
$30.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
59 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
48 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
121 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
In Stock
59 FPS
$18.6/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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