Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12400F

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400F

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3630 vs 2938
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19680 vs 14925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	480 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630 vs 2938
PassMark - CPU mark	19680 vs 14925

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3630

2938

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19680

14925

Name	Intel Core i5-12400F	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630	2938
PassMark - CPU mark	19680	14925
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5946

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400F	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$194
Place in performance rating	585	568
Processor Number	i5-12400F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000290
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Base frequency		2.3 GHz
Number of GPU cores		7
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1900 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI