AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5-12400
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 73 71
Cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Top speed 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Rated power 105 W 65 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20202022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X better than the Intel Core i5-12400 for gaming?
Yes — 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 5070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for the Intel Core i5-12400.