Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
            Intel Core i5-12400F
            
                $175
            
        
    
            AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
            
                $180
            
        
    | 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz Clock | 6 Cores 12 Threads 3.7GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 1700 | Socket AM4 | 
| iGPU No GPU - - | iGPU No GPU - - | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,220
                                            
                                             55% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,115
                                            
                                             52% | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6M 9,060
                                            
                                             34% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 8,705
                                            
                                             33% | 
| CB23S 1,735 67% | CB23S 1,585 61% | 
| CB23M 11,710 27% | CB23M 11,270 26% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerAMD | 
| ArchitectureAlder Lake | ArchitectureZen 3 | 
| FamilyCore 12th Gen | FamilyRyzen 5000 | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Alder Lake-S - Alder Lake-6P - Golden Cove - - - - | Codename Vermeer Breckenridge Vermeer 1CCD - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 1/18/2022 | Release Date 11/5/2020 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry TSMC GlobalFoundries (IO Die) - - | 
| Node Intel 7 - - - | Node N7 12LP (IO Die) - - | 
| Die Size 158 mm² - - - | Die Size 81 mm² 125 mm² (IO Die) - - | 
| Transistor Count 11.4 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 4.2 Billion 2.1 Billion (IO Die) - - | 
| 6 Cores - - - | 6 Cores - - - | 
| 12 Threads - - - | 12 Threads - - - | 
| - 2.5GHz 4.4GHz Boost - | - 3.7GHz 4.6GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Locked - - - | Overclocking Unlocked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type PCIe | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 16GT/s | Transfer Rate 16GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 8 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 16GB/s | Bandwidth 8GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 32GB/s | Bi-directional 16GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 48KB/Core 12-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 1280KB/Core 10-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 512KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 18MB Shared - 12-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 32MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 128GB 128GB | Max Memory 128GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 2400MHz 1600MHz Transfer Rate 4800MT/s 3200MT/s | Clock 1600MHz Transfer Rate 3200MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 38.4GB/s 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 76.8GB/s 51.2GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 51.2GB/s | 
| TDP 65W - - 117W Peak | TDP 65W - - 76W Peak | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 95°C Max - | 
| Included CoolerLaminar RM1 | Included CoolerWraith Stealth | 
| PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes | PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | 
| No GPU - - - - | No GPU - - - - | 
| GNA 3.0 | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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