Intel Core i5 12500E vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
1625
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+99%
3240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+85%
14815
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
-
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29
Multiplier
38
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
7.5 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
18 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
32
Execution Units
2
