Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Intel Core i5-12600K
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    107%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    107%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-12600K

7% higher single threaded performance.
Around 7% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

60 watts lower power draw.

Intel Core i5-12600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-12600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-12600K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-12600K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsAMD Zen 3
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsCezanne
Release DateNov 2021vsApr 2021

Cores

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Cores10vs6
Threads16vs12
E-Cores4vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770vsRadeon Vega 7

Cache

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache9.5MB (shared)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs16MB

Physical

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvs95°C
PackageFC-LGA1700vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3900 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2800 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    5880 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    5280 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    49728 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    34257 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-12600K (simulated)
    267.62
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (simulated)
    249.33

points - higher is better