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

Intel Core i5-12600K
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    102%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    102%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-12600K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

60 watts lower power draw.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


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 5600X
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 5600X
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsAMD Zen 3
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsVermeer
Release DateNov 2021vsNov 2020

Cores

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cores10vs6
Threads16vs12
E-Cores4vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache9.5MB (shared)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs32MB

Physical

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

Performance

Intel Core i5-12600KAMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4600 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 5600X
    5520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-12600K
    49728 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    32500 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-12600K (simulated)
    267.62
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (simulated)
    260.67

points - higher is better