Intel Core i5 12600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with 6 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600

1865

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +4%

1951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600

13559

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +12%

15204

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600

2536

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +8%

2759

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600

10456

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +19%

12453

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600

1793

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +22%

2200

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600

8457

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +41%

11925

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600

3814

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +10%

4211

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600

21246

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +34%

28663

Intel Core i5 12600

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-12600

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

47x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

-

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

6 MB

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 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

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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