Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 71 73
Cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Top speed 4.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Rated power 65 W 105 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20222020
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-12400 better than the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X scores 73 and the Intel Core i5-12400 71.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for the Intel Core i5-12400, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.