CPU/Mobo Ryzen 5600g or Intel i5 12400f cpu for budget gaming

Ryzen 5600g or Intel i5 12400f cpu for budget gaming

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Hi people

I am planning to build a gaming PC and hence I am in search of CPUs all over internet. I am also on a budget so keep that in mind.
I have gone through specs of many CPUs, like intel core - i5 12400f, Ryzen 5 5600x etc

To compare them I have read many online reviews, used online comparision tools like this. They give scores for compariosion but I dont get the complete picture with these comparisions and the online reviews also seem based on what CPUs people like.

So what should be the factors when telling a CPU is better than the other one?

1. Cores and threads
2. processor manufacturing process (like 7nm and 10nm)
3. Brand
4. Clock speed
5. cache

Hi people

I looking for a cpu for budget gaming. I want to go with either ryzen 5 5600g or intel core i5-12400f.
Intel cpu is a bit expensive but it being intel and trusted with its reliability for beginner PC builders I am willing to go that route.

What is your opinion guys?
 
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If you are fine without iGPU, options are i5 12400F or R5 5600, both are similar. R5 5600G is not the same as R5 5600, 5600G is inferior in games (like upto 10% or so) but has an iGPU.

Usually R5 5600 + MSI B550M Pro VDH WiFi is a solid combination without costing a lot. Intel's mobo is relatively expensive + even with that budget mobo you can add a R7 5800X3D if you want in future. Cheap B660 mobos don't have enough VRM to handle anything above i5 12400, not even i5 13500. Decent B660 starts at 14k, MSI B660 Pro A.

Use benchmarks from channels like Gamers Nexus or Hardware Unboxed. The site you linked is not good enough, many like that exists.
 
star_lord said:
Hi people

I am planning to build a gaming PC and hence I am in search of CPUs all over internet. I am also on a budget so keep that in mind.
I have gone through specs of many CPUs, like intel core - i5 12400f, Ryzen 5 5600x etc

To compare them I have read many online reviews, used online comparision tools like this. They give scores for compariosion but I dont get the complete picture with these comparisions and the online reviews also seem based on what CPUs people like.

So what should be the factors when telling a CPU is better than the other one?

1. Cores and threads
2. processor manufacturing process (like 7nm and 10nm)
3. Brand
4. Clock speed
5. cache

Hi people

I looking for a cpu for budget gaming. I want to go with either ryzen 5 5600g or intel core i5-12400f.
Intel cpu is a bit expensive but it being intel and trusted with its reliability for beginner PC builders I am willing to go that route.

What is your opinion guys?
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Essentially 5600G is slower than 12400F. I use 12400 myself for 4k gaming.

Right now 5600x with B550 build is cheaper than 12400f with B660 build. So AMD makes more sense if you are considering a PC purely for gaming. Now if u change 5600x to 5600G you can save a some more money.

eventually depends on your budget. if you are building a gaming PC, GPU is highest priority. lets say if you have to take an inferior GPU to accomodate 5600x or 12400 then go for 5600G instead. Otherwise get 5600x with B550 build or 12400 with b660 its upto you performance.
 
CalcuttaSada said:
Essentially 5600G is slower than 12400F. I use 12400 myself for 4k gaming.

Right now 5600x with B550 build is cheaper than 12400f with B660 build. So AMD makes more sense if you are considering a PC purely for gaming. Now if u change 5600x to 5600G you can save a some more money.

eventually depends on your budget. if you are building a gaming PC, GPU is highest priority. lets say if you have to take an inferior GPU to accomodate 5600x or 12400 then go for 5600G instead. Otherwise get 5600x with B550 build or 12400 with b660 its upto you performance.
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Why not B450 motherboards?

They are a cheaper also right. I can spend more on GPU by saving that money.
Also how to get windows 11 or 10 for cheap in India?
 
star_lord said:
Why not B450 motherboards?

They are a cheaper also right. I can spend more on GPU by saving that money.
Also how to get windows 11 or 10 for cheap in India?o
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well essentially u can get B450 but they have PCIe gen3 only so thats one limitation and also i believe poorer I/o slots. if its not a huge price difference get a 550 instead. On b550 u can later upgrade to 5800x3d also if u need that CPU will be more than enough for most people.

I dont know about cheap windows
 
CalcuttaSada said:
well essentially u can get B450 but they have PCIe gen3 only so thats one limitation and also i believe poorer I/o slots. if its not a huge price difference get a 550 instead. On b550 u can later upgrade to 5800x3d also if u need that CPU will be more than enough for most people.

I dont know about cheap windows
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Nope, PCIe 3.0 is not a limitation, unless one hops on to top tier CPUs and GPUs from latest gen. Op's view of spending less for B450 board to have more money for GPU makes sense. Not sure what you mean by I/O slots being poorer. This depends a lot more on the components used by OEMs than chipset type.
 
The problem with Intel right now is the higher platform cost. 5600G, 5600 and i5 12400F are within marginal performance differences when paired with a mid tier GPU.

Intel platform cost - i5 12400F + b660 mobo = 23.5k
AMD -
I. 5600'G' + B450= 18.5k
Ii. 5600 + B450= 20.5k
 
desiibond said:
Nope, PCIe 3.0 is not a limitation, unless one hops on to top tier CPUs and GPUs from latest gen. Op's view of spending less for B450 board to have more money for GPU makes sense. Not sure what you mean by I/O slots being poorer. This depends a lot more on the components used by OEMs than chipset type.
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well, if u read my earlier post, I was the one who suggested it.

further we dont have complete information such as budget and what GPU and what kind of gaming. 1080p high frame rate or 1080p 60hz or 1440p. Budget gaming may mean different things for different people.
 
Intel 3xxx series GPUs can't saturate PCIe 3.0, even 3090 will only give a difference of 2-4 fps. PCIe 3.0 shouldn't even be an issue with lower and mid-range 4xxx series given they are either worse than or similar to their 3xxx counterparts. 4070ti and above yeah those bastards pack a punch. So the only point to be made for PCIe 3.0 is upgradability apart from that it should be good for the next 3 years.
 
dvader said:
Intel 3xxx series GPUs can't saturate PCIe 3.0, even 3090 will only give a difference of 2-4 fps. PCIe 3.0 shouldn't even be an issue with lower and mid-range 4xxx series given they are either worse than or similar to their 3xxx counterparts. 4070ti and above yeah those bastards pack a punch. So the only point to be made for PCIe 3.0 is upgradability apart from that it should be good for the next 3 years.
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Low-mid tier GPUs nowadays have PCIe 4.0 x4/x8 support. So something like RX 6650XT with PCIe 4.0 x8 will work as PCIe 3.0 x8 & which will see a relatively big difference in some cases between PCIe 3.0 vs 4.0, will likely have a bigger impact on 1% low fps than avg fps in those few scenarios.

So if PCIe 4.0 mobo is not a lot more expensive, better to have it.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
Low-mid tier GPUs nowadays have PCIe 4.0 x4/x8 support. So something like RX 6650XT with PCIe 4.0 x8 will work as PCIe 3.0 x8 & which will see a relatively big difference in some cases between PCIe 3.0 vs 4.0, will likely have a bigger impact on 1% low fps than avg fps in those few scenarios.

So if PCIe 4.0 mobo is not a lot more expensive, better to have it.
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Oh yeah completely forgot about the genius AMD PCB design engineer. For AMD mid-tier, PCIe 3.0 tanks the performance by a lot (In some games, Ask how I know)

Bottom line
1. Get PCIe 4.0 if you can.
2. If you can't for some reason, as long as your card has x16 PCIe lanes (actual x16 not just the connector) you should be good.
 
dvader said:
Oh yeah completely forgot about the genius AMD PCB design engineer. For AMD mid-tier, PCIe 3.0 tanks the performance by a lot (In some games, Ask how I know)

Bottom line
1. Get PCIe 4.0 if you can.
2. If you can't for some reason, as long as your card has x16 PCIe lanes (actual x16 not just the connector) you should be good.
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That 6500XT is shit being served to consumers. AMD will benefit from killing low-end GPUs as such gamers will buy consoles which have their hardware. Not sure why Nvidia wants to kill budget GPUs. For budget gamers, Xbox Series S for 30k for a bit below RTX 3050-like performance is a solid choice.
 
what have you decided? if u are not compromising on GPU go for better CPU MOBO 5600x with B550 or 12400 with B660 if u like intel. I have 12400 with b660.

Note 5600g vs 12400f is not the right question. they are very different CPUs
 
12th gen intel has faster ipc compared to 5th gen amd, i would go intel just for that, if u have the budget then get something from the 13th gen.
 
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