AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 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)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1364
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+39%
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10550
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+67%
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1776
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+46%
2597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7245
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+78%
12937
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
166
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+64%
273
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1424
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+29%
1839
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7179
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+61%
11626
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3028
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+29%
3934
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19373
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+41%
27408
General Parameters
Mar 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Cezanne
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
37x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
