AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 12490F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3GHz)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i5 12490F
+70%
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i5 12490F
+61%
11488
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i5 12490F
+110%
2466
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i5 12490F
+126%
10268
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i5-12490F
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
0
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
30.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
