i5-12400 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70
Core i5-12400
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.18
+159%

Core i5-12400 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1281641
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency29.6317.72
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2163 mm2
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP51700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4.70
i5-12400 12.18
+159%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 7460
i5-12400 19343
+159%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 939
i5-12400 2206
+135%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3013
i5-12400 8855
+194%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.70 12.18
Integrated graphics card 4.24 4.16
Recency 8 April 2019 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U has 1.9% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has a 159.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U and Core i5-12400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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