Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs i5-12400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.02
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
14.92
+35.4%

Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms Core i5-12400F by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking757495
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.80no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300)
Power efficiency7.1942.18
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025)
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores6no data
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

i5-12400F 11.02
Ryzen Z2 Extreme 14.92
+35.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i5-12400F 19438
Ryzen Z2 Extreme 26313
+35.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.02 14.92
Recency 4 January 2022 6 January 2025
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Z2 Extreme has a 35.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-12400F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-12400F is a desktop processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.

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