Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i5 6 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen PRO 8000 Series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7081 points
10042 points
41% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9806 points
12109 points
23% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6223 points
9318 points
49% significantly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6021 points
9090 points
50% significantly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
8
33% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
16
33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
68% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.4 GHz
5.1 GHz
15% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
Identical
65 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

18 MiB
12% slightly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

200th of 1,126
89th of 1,126

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i5
Ryzen PRO 8000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 February
2024 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
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Core i5-12400F vs Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G performs better than the Core i5-12400F. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12400F in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i5-12400F has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12400F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12400F. Also, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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