AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz 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 7 5800X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

1596

Intel Core i5 12600KF +19%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

15228

Intel Core i5 12600KF +15%

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

2230

Intel Core i5 12600KF +16%

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

10279

Intel Core i5 12600KF +25%

12937

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

97

Intel Core i5 12600KF +6%

103

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

888

Intel Core i5 12600KF +2%

909

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

1623

Intel Core i5 12600KF +13%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

10572

Intel Core i5 12600KF +9%

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

3443

Intel Core i5 12600KF +14%

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X +1%

27890

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.7 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

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

32 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

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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