AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 5 3600 Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i5 12600KF Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+50%
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9245
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+90%
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+58%
2597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+82%
12937
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
155
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+76%
273
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+48%
1839
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7078
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+64%
11626
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+53%
3934
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17685
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+54%
27408
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Matisse
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.2 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
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
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
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
