AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7 12700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1487
Intel Core i7 12700K
+30%
1944
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
11040
Intel Core i7 12700K
+106%
22801
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1995
Intel Core i7 12700K
+31%
2625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
8477
Intel Core i7 12700K
+73%
14728
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
85
Intel Core i7 12700K
+34%
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
642
Intel Core i7 12700K
+82%
1172
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
184
Intel Core i7 12700K
+97%
364
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1526
Intel Core i7 12700K
+36%
2084
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
7642
Intel Core i7 12700K
+102%
15499
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3247
Intel Core i7 12700K
+24%
4040
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21382
Intel Core i7 12700K
+62%
34674
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Vermeer
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 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
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
