Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K Advantages
Integrated graphics card
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 3.4GHz)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+27%
1908
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
1501
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+25%
17648
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
14028
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+16%
2548
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
2178
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+22%
12188
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
9964
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+16%
107
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
92
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+1%
865
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
852
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+17%
1910
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
1625
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+22%
11565
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
9452
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+17%
3956
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
3363
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
+4%
27733
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
26541
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 3
i5-12600K
Processor Number
Vermeer
LGA-1700
Socket
AM4
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
90 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 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
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
34x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
4 M
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 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
-
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
-
