AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12400

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12400 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, RealBench, Blender, WPrime, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Valorant

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

58%

Core i5-12400

57%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 1% better than Core i5-12400. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

56%

Core i5-12400

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.4	97.5
Valorant	112.9	110.8
Cyberpunk 2077	63.2	62.0
Apex Legends	106.2	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	84.7	83.1
Overwatch	91.5	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.9	76.4
DOOM Eternal	56.5	55.4
Warzone	88.1	86.4
Assassin's Creed	94.9	93.0
Valheim	93.7	91.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

56%

Core i5-12400

91%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12400 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as it consumes less power: 105W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i5-12400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	267	337
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2538	2465
Cinbench 20 Single-core	614	808
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5557	5598
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1551	1889
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14793	18452

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i5-12400
Single-Core	3380	4427
Multi-Core	27940	25834

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i5-12400
Single-Core	1773	1785
Multi-Core	11156	9275

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i5-12400
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1744
Core name	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	96MB	18 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 2% better than Core i5-12400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 2 more core than Core i5-12400. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12400 is better: 14
The summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i5-12400 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12400 specs and review.