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Ryzen 5 4600U vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 5 4600U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$244.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$244.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 668 days newer than Ryzen 5 4600U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in World of Tanks than Ryzen 5 4600U - 571 vs 531 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4600U - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of World of Tanks.
World of Tanks

World of Tanks

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020


FPS

531

93%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

571

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.43/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$244.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$244.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020


Single-Core

1334

54%

Multi-Core

4614

39%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

vs

Intel Core i5-12600K

Jan 6th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
RenoirCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon RX Vega 6Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 4600U or Core i5-12600K

World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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