Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

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)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +48%

1908

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

1289

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +161%

17648

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

6750

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +51%

2548

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

1685

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +107%

12188

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5874

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +42%

1910

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

1337

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +107%

11565

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5577

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +48%

3956

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

2660

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +119%

27733

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

12651

Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Apr 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

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 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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