Ryzen 7 5700X vs 12th Gen Core i5-12400F

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 7 5700X is 14.1 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i5-12400F. Ryzen 7 5700X ranks #16 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,159 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i5-12400F ranks #22 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,030 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 7 5700X12th Gen Core i5-12400F
CPU score (the processor's own performance)9,1598,030
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,5455,740
Integer (MT)6.7 Gop/s4.8 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.58 Gop/s0.66 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)10,816,54410,971,232
Cores / threads8 / 166 / 12
L3 cache32 MB18 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Ryzen 7 5700X · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i5-12400F