Core i5-12400 vs Ryzen 5 5500F
Intel · Released Jan 4, 2022
DiscontinuedCore i5-12400
- SocketLGA1700
- MemoryDDR5 or DDR4
- DDR5 or DDR4: Depends on the motherboard: each board takes one or the other.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 4.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 18MB
- Base Clock
- 2.5GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Core i5-12400 and Ryzen 5 5500F have about the same spec score; Core i5-12400 launched at $93 more.
$192
Launch MSRP
$99(better)
41.3(better)
Spec score
41.1
12
Threads
12
6
Cores
6
4.4GHz
Max Boost
4.4GHz
18MB(better)
L3 Cache
16MB
2.5GHz
Base Clock
3GHz(better)
65W
TDP
65W
LGA1700
Socket
AM4
DDR5 or DDR4
Memory
DDR4
Jan 4, 2022
Released
Sep 10, 2026