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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 8600G

CPU 2

IntelCore i5-12400

Note. Different sockets (AM5 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 (DDR5 and DDR4/DDR5): the RAM from one will not work with the other.

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 8600GCore i5-12400
Price
Best price≈ $199.00≈ $194.99 (best value in this row)
Performance per dollar (pts per USD)Data not availableData not available
Processing
Cores66
Threads1212
Base frequency4.3 GHz (best value in this row)2.5 GHz
Boost / turbo frequency5.0 GHz (best value in this row)4.4 GHz
L2 cache6 MB8 MB (best value in this row)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (best value in this row)
L2 + L3 cache22 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
SocketAM5LGA1700
RAMDDR5DDR4 / DDR5
Official RAM speed5,200 MT/s (best value in this row)4,800 MT/s
PCIePCIe 4.0PCIe 5.0 y 4.0
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon 760MIntel UHD Graphics 730
ArchitectureZen 4 (Phoenix)Alder Lake
GenerationRyzen 8000 series12th Gen Core
ReleaseJanuary 2024January 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 8600G (Base and boost frequencies, Release date (month), Official RAM speed, PCIe version, Maximum power (PPT), Maximum temperature (Tjmax), PCIe lanes, Maximum RAM capacity); Core i5-12400 (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 8600G

    Relative performance
    No data
    Price
    $199.00
    Performance per dollar
    No data

  • Core i5-12400

    Relative performance
    No data
    Price
    $194.99
    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.

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General features

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

  • Ryzen 5 8600G
  • Core i5-12400

Cores

Ryzen 5 8600G6
Core i5-124006

Threads

Ryzen 5 8600G12
Core i5-1240012

Boost / turbo

Ryzen 5 8600G5.0 GHz
Core i5-124004.4 GHz

L2 + L3 cache

Ryzen 5 8600G22 MB
Core i5-1240026 MB

TDP / base power

Ryzen 5 8600G65 W
Core i5-1240065 W

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

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