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Pick two processors (or up to four) and see how they differ in specs, price and performance.

CPU 1

AMDRyzen 5 5500G

CPU 2

IntelCore i5-12400F

Note. Different sockets (AM4 and LGA1700): they are not interchangeable on the same motherboard. Switching from one to the other means changing the motherboard.

Warning. Different memory types between the CPUs (DDR4 and DDR4/DDR5): the RAM from one will not work with the other.

Note. Intel Core i5-12400F does not include integrated graphics: you need a dedicated graphics card.

Specifications

We highlight the best value in each row with a soft background. A higher or lower value does not mean the processor is better for you: it depends on how you use it.

SpecificationRyzen 5 5500GCore i5-12400F
Price
Best priceData not available≈ $161.29
Performance per dollar (pts per USD)Data not availableData not available
Processing
Cores66
Threads1212
Base frequency3.6 GHz (best value in this row)2.5 GHz
Boost / turbo frequency4.2 GHz4.4 GHz (best value in this row)
L2 cache3 MB8 MB (best value in this row)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (best value in this row)
L2 + L3 cache19 MB26 MB (best value in this row)
Power and temperature
TDP / base power65 W65 W
Maximum power (PPT / turbo)Data not available117 W
Maximum temperature (Tjmax)Data not availableData not available
Platform
SocketAM4LGA1700
RAMDDR4DDR4 / DDR5
Official RAM speed3,200 MT/s4,800 MT/s (best value in this row)
PCIePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0 y 4.0
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon Vega 7 GraphicsNo
ArchitectureZen 3 (Cezanne)Alder Lake
GenerationRyzen 5000 series12th Gen Core
ReleaseApril 2021January 2022
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
Performance scores
gaming score (0-100)Data not availableData not available
productivity score (0-100)Data not availableData not available
single-core score (0-100)Data not availableData not available
multi-core score (0-100)Data not availableData not available
efficiency score (0-100)Data not availableData not available

Still to be verified on the official spec sheet: Ryzen 5 5500G (Base and boost frequencies, PCIe version, Integrated graphics, Release date (month), Maximum temperature (Tjmax), PCIe lanes); Core i5-12400F (Base and boost frequencies, Release date (month), Official RAM speed, PCIe version, Maximum temperature (Tjmax), PCIe lanes, Maximum RAM capacity).

Performance

Scores from 0 to 100 calculated from sourced benchmarks. If there is no real data, nothing is shown.

There are no sourced benchmarks for these CPUs yet

To avoid making up data, the gaming, productivity, single-core, multi-core and efficiency scores will appear once you load real results in src/data/benchmarks.ts, citing the source of each one.

Price and performance

Relative performance (in games) divided by the current price. It is a figure to interpret, not a verdict.

  • Ryzen 5 5500G

    Relative performance
    No data
    Price
    No data
    Performance per dollar
    No data

  • Core i5-12400F

    Relative performance
    No data
    Price
    $161.29
    Performance per dollar
    No data

The price/performance chart needs a price and benchmarks

It is drawn automatically once the CPU has a dated price (src/data/prices.ts) and performance scores.

Related videos

We couldn't find a video of this exact combination. These include one of the products or cover products of a similar tier: they work as a reference, but FPS depends on the GPU, the games and the settings of each test.

Some results come from an automatic YouTube search: make sure they are what you're looking for.

General features

Visual comparison of the official specifications. It does not measure real-world performance.

  • Ryzen 5 5500G
  • Core i5-12400F

Cores

Ryzen 5 5500G6
Core i5-12400F6

Threads

Ryzen 5 5500G12
Core i5-12400F12

Boost / turbo

Ryzen 5 5500G4.2 GHz
Core i5-12400F4.4 GHz

L2 + L3 cache

Ryzen 5 5500G19 MB
Core i5-12400F26 MB

TDP / base power

Ryzen 5 5500G65 W
Core i5-12400F65 W

Relative scale among the selected CPUs (100 = highest value on each axis). These are specifications, not performance.

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