intel core i5 12400 vs amd ryzen 5 3600xt
We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12400 (Desktop) 6-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
- Newer released 2 years later
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT – 65 vs 95 Watt
- Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
- Unlocked multiplier
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Vendor | Intel | AMD |
Released | January 4 2022 | June 16 2020 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
Codename | Alder Lake-S | Matisse |
Socket | FCLGA1700 | AM4 |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | - |
Performance
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Cores | 6 | 6 |
Threads | 12 | 12 |
Base Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
L2 Cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 Cache | 18 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Power
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Fabrication process | Intel 7 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 W | 95 W |
Max. temperature | 100°C | °C |
Memory support
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
ECC Support | No | Yes |
iGPU
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | - |
GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | MHz |
GPU Boost Clock | 1.45 MHz | MHz |
Shading Units | 192 | |
TMUs | 48 | |
ROPs | 24 | |
Execution Units | 24 | |
TGP | 15 W | W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
Intel Core i5 12400 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | |
Official site | Intel Core i5 12400 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT official page |
PCI Express Version | 4 | |
PCI Express Lanes | 20 |