AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i5-12400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3755 vs 3499
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34265 vs 19176
  • Around 35% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7980 vs 5897
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 480 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3755 vs 3499
PassMark - CPU mark 34265 vs 19176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7980 vs 5897

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400

  • Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 89°C
  • 983040x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 196608x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 89°C
L2 cache 7.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 18 MB vs 96MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3755
3499
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34265
19176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
7980
5897
Name AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i5-12400
PassMark - Single thread mark 3755 3499
PassMark - CPU mark 34265 19176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7980 5897

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i5-12400

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Alder Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $221
Place in performance rating 322 629
Processor Number i5-12400
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 GHz
Die size 71 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 480 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 7.5 MB
L3 cache 96MB (shared) 18 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C
Maximum core temperature 89°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 12
Transistor count 6,570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 400 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 2200 MHz 1.45 GHz
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730
Device ID 0x4692 / 0x4682
Execution Units 24
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)