Intel Core i5 12500E vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
1625
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
+33%
2175
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
+3%
8316
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Vermeer
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.15 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29
Multiplier
37.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
7.5 MB
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
18 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
32
Execution Units
-
