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Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12400
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12400 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    88 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    105 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    109 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    548 place
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    102 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    31 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    112 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11400 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Processor Number
    i5-12400 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

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

  • A-Core
    6x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2.5 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Efficient Cores
    0 left arrow -
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • P-core Base Clock
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • P-core Max Turbo
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Performance Cores
    6 left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

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

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

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    5.0 and 4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    18 MB Intel Smart Cache left arrow -
  • Codename
    Products formerly Alder Lake left arrow Matisse
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    7.5 MB (Total cache capacity) left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    18 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    Launched left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    FCLGA1700 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Use Conditions
    PC/Client/Tablet left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000071BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000071MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000071
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 10

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-12400 AMD Ryzen 7 3700XResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 162.516755 samples/min Submissions: 5 172.081997 samples/min Submissions: 20 +5.9 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 161.025624 samples/min Submissions: 12 173.786966 samples/min Submissions: 19 +7.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 154.342732 samples/min Submissions: 28 169.87457 samples/min Submissions: 82 +10.1 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux 178.813618 samples/min Submissions: 5 189.39345 samples/min Submissions: 10 +5.9 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 143.354139 samples/min Submissions: 21 167.274174 samples/min Submissions: 50 +16.7 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 194.13566 samples/min Submissions: 5 193.02372 samples/min Submissions: 20 -0.6 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 148.761142 samples/min Submissions: 17 164.30955 samples/min Submissions: 63 +10.5 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 142.514016 samples/min Submissions: 19 164.46996 samples/min Submissions: 92 +15.4 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 153.97685 samples/min Submissions: 11 173.575914 samples/min Submissions: 44 +12.7 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 156.81274 samples/min Submissions: 28 175.205341 samples/min Submissions: 120 +11.7 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-12400

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8328.336332 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING
Duration: 120.072 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1623.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
1294.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

12454.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
12355.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

664.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
501.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4784.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
4834.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1647.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
1252.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

9451.000000
Intel Core i5-12400
8732.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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