AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5 12600K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K 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 7 5700X's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 12600K's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

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 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1506

Intel Core i5 12600K +26%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

14067

Intel Core i5 12600K +25%

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1561

Intel Core i5 12600K +63%

2548

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

8390

Intel Core i5 12600K +45%

12188

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

92

Intel Core i5 12600K +11%

103

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

852

Intel Core i5 12600K +6%

909

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1625

Intel Core i5 12600K +17%

1910

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

9452

Intel Core i5 12600K +22%

11565

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3363

Intel Core i5 12600K +17%

3956

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

26541

Intel Core i5 12600K +4%

27733

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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Intel Core i5 12600K

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

Vermeer

Processor Number

i5-12600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.6 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

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

34x

Multiplier

37x

64K per core

L1 Cache

80K per core

4M

L2 Cache

9728K shared

32MB shared

L3 Cache

20MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

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

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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