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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1643 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 10% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 3 1200 - 295 vs 269 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$409.85 vs CA$549.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$1.39 vs CA$2.04 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
269
91.18644067796609%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.04/FPS
68.13725490196077%
Price, CA$
CA$549.99
74%
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
295
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
41.50147617039224%
Multi-Core
2834
29.153379281966874%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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