AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT vs Intel Core i5-12400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Ryzen 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor -
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop
• Series
  Ryzen 5000 Series -
• CPU group
  - Intel Core i 12000
• Generation
  - 12
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i5-11400
• Processor Number
  - i5-12400

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.7 GHz 2.5 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 6
• CPU Threads
  12 12
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• A-Core
  - 6x Golden Cove
• Core architecture
  - normal
• Efficient Cores
  - 0
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  - Yes
• P-core Base Clock
  - 2.5 GHz
• P-core Max Turbo
  - 4.4 GHz
• Performance Cores
  - 6
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  - 4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  None Intel UHD Graphics 730
• DirectX Version
  - 12
• Execution units
  - 24
• Generation
  - 12
• GPU Frequency
  - 300 MHz
• GPU Turbo
  - 1450 MHz
• Graphics Base Frequency
  - 300 MHz
• Graphics Output
  - eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
• Max. displays
  - 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 64 GB
• Release date
  - Q1/2021
• Shader
  - 192
• Technology
  - 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  - Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  - Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  - Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  - Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  - Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  - Decode
• VP8
  - Decode / Encode
• VP9
  - Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
• PCIe
  PCIe 4.0 5.0 x 20
• System Memory Specification
  3200 -
• ECC
  - No
• Max. Memory
  - 128 GB
• PCIe lanes
  - 20
• PCIe version
  - 5.0 and 4.0

• AES-NI
  - Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT and Intel Core i5-12400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Default TDP
  65 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 100 °C
• Maximum Turbo Power
  - 117 W
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  - 65 W
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 117 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT and Intel Core i5-12400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Codename
  Vermeer Products formerly Alder Lake
• L2-Cache
  3 MB 7.5 MB (Total cache capacity)
• L3-Cache
  32 MB 18 MB
• Release date
  2024-10-31 Q1/2022
• Socket
  AM4 FCLGA1700
• Technology
  TSMC 7nm FinFET Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
• Architecture
  - Alder Lake S
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  - 18 MB Intel Smart Cache
• Instruction set (ISA)
  - x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  - SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  - Launched
• Use Conditions
  - PC/Client/Tablet
• Virtualization
  - VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d