AMD Ryzen 7 5700G or Intel Core i5-12400?

[Reynaldo]

Hi folks. Looking at replacing my older pc with a new pc. Plan to do some gaming on it. Below are my 2 options. Performance, reliability and power efficiency are my priorities. Which would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

SYSTEM 1
$799

Intel i5-12400 (6-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
256GB SSD / 1TB HDD

SYSTEM 2
$849

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G (8-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
512GB SSD / 1TB HDD

 

[Hyderz]

hi welcome to tpu,

do you have a limit on your budget? $850 max?

the listed system looks like its prebuilt...

i recommend option 2 changing to ryzen 5 7600x on the newer am5 platform for cpu upgrades without changing motherboards in the future..

 

[Jeager]

Where can you find AM5 & 3060 combo for 850$ ?

I would consider a 5600(X) instead of the 5700G (unless you need a iGPU), will be cheaper and better for gaming

 

[The King]

If the 5800X or 5700X is the same price has the 5700G I would go with that instead.
Way more compute and gaming performance.

 

[izy]

Hi folks. Looking at replacing my older pc with a new pc. Plan to do some gaming on it. Below are my 2 options. Performance, reliability and power efficiency are my priorities. Which would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

SYSTEM 1
$799

Intel i5-12400 (6-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
256GB SSD / 1TB HDD

SYSTEM 2
$849

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G (8-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
512GB SSD / 1TB HDD

If you dont need and iGPU the 5700x is a better option (i have one myself) , here it costs like ~10$ more than the 5700G and its faster and if you really want you can PBO AUTO OC and it has almost same performance as 5800x and its an 65W part (or you can get directly the 5800x) . If you have an AM4 motherboard (even if not) it should be cheaper than the intel and you get more cores.
Edit: As for GPU if you have money left after getting CPU + MB i would go for 3060TI.

 

[P4-630]

Get the 13/12600K.

 

[Chrispy_]

Option 1, the i5-12400 system - because the 5700G is a dumb choice for a PC which also has a dedicated graphics card.

If these are prebuilt PCs then link them because there's a lot more to a PC than the basic specs you've listed. RAM speed and configuration, quality of motherboard, PSU, cooling etc can have a big impact on performance and reliability.

I recommend option 2 changing to ryzen 5 7600x on the newer am5 platform for cpu upgrades without changing motherboards in the future..

That will add $250+ to the budget, and AM5 has things that no prebuilt PC user of this calibre is likely to care about for longer than the life of the system.

 

[Colddecked]

System 1.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Another vote for System 1.
It's faster and still has an upgrade path.
But plan on a ddr5 board though.

 

[Reynaldo]

Where can you find AM5 & 3060 combo for 850$ ?

I would consider a 5600(X) instead of the 5700G (unless you need a iGPU), will be cheaper and better for gaming

Costco

 

[Hyderz]

Costco

wasnt expecting costco..

 

[Reynaldo]

hi welcome to tpu,

do you have a limit on your budget? $850 max?

the listed system looks like its prebuilt...

i recommend option 2 changing to ryzen 5 7600x on the newer am5 platform for cpu upgrades without changing motherboards in the future..

Ya, both sold by Costco. Thanks!

 

[Hyderz]

if its prebuilt system, id go for the intel system, but do you have options for upgrades?
but that 256gb ssd... is a bit small nowdays

 

[izy]

Costco

How about this if you want prebuilt:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideacentre-gaming-5i-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-12700-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-lhr-512gb-ssd-raven-black/6521129.p?skuId=6521129

Edit: Open-Box Excellent for 820$ , even cheaper. + https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-cs1030-1tb-internal-ssd-pcie-gen-3-x4-nvme/6463136.p?skuId=6463136 1tb ssd you get 1.5TB SSD NVME.

 

[Reynaldo]

if its prebuilt system, id go for the intel system, but do you have options for upgrades?
but that 256gb ssd... is a bit small nowdays

Agree. I plan to only have Windows running on the SSD but the games would run faster on SSD as well. Wish it had at least 1TB SSD.

Where can you find AM5 & 3060 combo for 850$ ?

I would consider a 5600(X) instead of the 5700G (unless you need a iGPU), will be cheaper and better for gaming

The price is now $899

How about this if you want prebuilt:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideacentre-gaming-5i-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-12700-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-lhr-512gb-ssd-raven-black/6521129.p?skuId=6521129

Edit: Open-Box Excellent for 820$ , even cheaper. + https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-cs1030-1tb-internal-ssd-pcie-gen-3-x4-nvme/6463136.p?skuId=6463136 1tb ssd you get 1.5TB SSD NVME.

Below is the Costco machine but your BB item looks like more bang for the buck. Thanks.

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ideacentre-5-gaming-desktop---12th-gen-intel-core-i5-12400---geforce-rtx-3060---windows-11.product.100857953.html

 

[izy]

Agree. I plan to only have Windows running on the SSD but the games would run faster on SSD as well. Wish it had at least 1TB SSD.


The price is now $899


Below is the Costco machine but your BB item looks like more bang for the buck. Thanks.

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ideacentre-5-gaming-desktop---12th-gen-intel-core-i5-12400---geforce-rtx-3060---windows-11.product.100857953.html

You get an i7 (great upgrade from that i5, 12 cores , 20 threads and higher boost) , 512GB NVME SSD and if you go for the open box (Excellent condition they say , it should be like new) its only 820$ and if you add 50-60$ more you can get +1tb NVME (in specs the MB supports 2 nvme) or you can just start with the one included and upgrade later if you are short on money.

 

[Reynaldo]

You get an i7 (great upgrade from that i5, 12 cores , 20 threads and higher boost) , 512GB NVME SSD and if you go for the open box (Excellent condition they say , it should be like new) its only 820$ and if you add 50-60$ more you can get +1tb NVME (in specs the MB supports 2 nvme) or you can just start with the one included and upgrade later if you are short on money.

Didn’t realize SSDs were that cheap. Thanks.

 

[izy]

Didn’t realize SSDs were that cheap. Thanks.

I only found that for you that it is cheap (others are more expensive i guess, that was cheapest on bestbuy) , it is from PNY ,I bought an PNY SSD (not NVME ) when i was in the US some years ago and it still works perfect so i think its worth trusting them even its cheap. (i cant know for sure)

 

[Reynaldo]

Ya I’ll check it out. Thanks again.

 

[kapone32]

Hi folks. Looking at replacing my older pc with a new pc. Plan to do some gaming on it. Below are my 2 options. Performance, reliability and power efficiency are my priorities. Which would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

SYSTEM 1
$799

Intel i5-12400 (6-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
256GB SSD / 1TB HDD

SYSTEM 2
$849

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G (8-Core) CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 12GB
16GB RAM
512GB SSD / 1TB HDD

If you live in Canada I am getting ready to list a Gaming PC on Kijji.

5600X
5600XT
X570
32GB RAM
1 TB NVME

probably going to be $899-999

 

[P4-630]

If you live in Canada I am getting ready to list a Gaming PC on Kijji.

5600X
5600XT
X570
32GB RAM
1 TB NVME

probably going to be $899-999

If I were OP I'd rather get an i7 12700K system for that kind of moneys...

 

[kapone32]

If I were OP I'd rather get an i7 12700K system for that kind of moneys...

The 12700K is over $400 in Canada alone. A 3060 is over $500 as well so you still need a board, Power supply, case, NVME and CPU cooler for $100.

 

[Chrispy_]

The 12700K is over $400 in Canada alone. A 3060 is over $500 as well so you still need a board, Power supply, case, NVME and CPU cooler for $100.

is this one of those times when you're both using $ but you're talking aboot different currencies?
500CAD makes sense. 500USD is a rip-off.

 

[Mussels]

12400F comes out about 10% faster than the 5700G
Even the regular 5600 comes out about 5% above it


The 12400 is also not a power hog like just about every other 12 and 13 series intel CPU
As soon as you hit the 1x600 and up the wattages skyrocket, and you don't get the performance you're expecting without coughing up a lot on cooling, quality motherboards etc - which you just dont get in prebuilts
12400 - 75W
12600 - 120W
12700 - 160W
And those are the sustained wattages, they peak higher and throttle down - without the motherboard and cooling to handle those peaks, you dont GET those performance bursts

So in this case paying $50 less to get the slightly faster CPU has no major negatives - the problems could lie with the motherboard in these builds however, as a crippled motherboard would definitely swing performance and our votes around

Got links to the systems themselves, or info on whats in them?


TPU's performance chart should give you an idea about how far up the tree it's worth going - after a certain point theres simply no reason to get a faster CPU, without a top tier GPU with it

Look how high the 5600x and 12100 get

 

[chrcoluk]

If the 5800X or 5700X is the same price has the 5700G I would go with that instead.
Way more compute and gaming performance.

you sure?

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I posted as I know when i got my 5600G I had similar replies, people had assumed the cpu was massively gimped. These are still fast Zen3 chips.