Intel Core i5-12400 VS AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-12400

intel

Brand

6/12

Cores/Threads

2.5GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

Intel Core i5-12400

N/A Jan 2022 View Details
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

amd

Brand

8/16

Cores/Threads

3.6GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

N/A Jul 2019 View Details
Intel Core i5-12400

Intel Core i5-12400

N/A • Jan 2022

VS

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

$329 • Jul 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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Specs Comparison

SpecificationIntel Core i5-12400AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
68
1216
2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
25 X36 X
65 W65 W
DDR4, DDR5 DDR4
L180 KB 64 KB
L21.25 MB 0.50 MB
L318.00 MB32.00 MB
UHD Graphics 730N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)Ryzen 7 (Zen 2 (Matisse))
10nm7nm
intel socket 1700amd socket am4
IntelTSMC
163 mm²74 mm²
Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 4, 24 Lanes(CPU only)
N/A3800 million
100°CN/A

Comparison in Tools

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Cinebench

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

1710 (+27%)

Intel Core i5-12400

1345

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Multi Core Performance

12023

Intel Core i5-12400

12195 (+1%)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Geekbench

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

2245 (+37%)

Intel Core i5-12400

1640

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Multi Core Performance

9788 (+17%)

Intel Core i5-12400

8393

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Passmark

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

19428

Intel Core i5-12400

22584 (+16%)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Blender

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

166.74 FPS

Intel Core i5-12400

181.78 FPS (+9%)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparison in Games (172 benchmarks)

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes

7.6 2025 Action, Adventure

1080p
| high

Intel Core i5-12400 (+43%)
MAX 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 107 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Winner
Loser
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PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO

PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO

8.2 2025 Action, Adventure

1080p
| ultra

Intel Core i5-12400 (+12%)
MAX 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 154 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories

Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories

8 2025 Action, Adventure

1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0

Intel Core i5-12400 (+25%)
MAX 144 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 115 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy

Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy

8.5 2025 Action, Strategy

1080p
| high

Intel Core i5-12400 (+27%)
MAX 163 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 128 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Of Ash and Steel

Of Ash and Steel

8.7 2025 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

1080p
| ultra

Intel Core i5-12400 (+28%)
MAX 153 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 120 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet

8.2 2025 Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play

1080p
| ultra

Intel Core i5-12400 (+31%)
MAX 118 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
MAX 90 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Winner
Loser

No more benchmarks available for this comparison

It's a Tie!

Based on 173 benchmarks across 147 games

0
Avg FPS
Intel Core i5-12400
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Avg FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-12400

Intel Core i5-12400

INTEL • 6/12 • 2.5GHz

0
Wins
0
Avg FPS
117
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD • 8/16 • 3.6GHz

0
Wins
0
Avg FPS
94
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate

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2022 6C/12T 2.5GHz $199
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2022 8C/16T 3.4GHz $299
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Intel Core i5-12400

2022 6C/12T 2.5GHz $199
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Intel Core i5-12500

Intel Core i5-12500

2022 6C/12T 3GHz $212

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