Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +39%

1908

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +66%

17648

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +46%

2597

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +78%

12937

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Blender

Intel Core i5 12600KF +68%

261

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +29%

1839

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +61%

11626

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +29%

3934

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +41%

27408

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i5-12600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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