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Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 327 days newer than Core i5-12600KF.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-12600KF - 132 vs 127 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

127

96%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.12/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$269.04

100%

Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$269.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

132

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

84%

Multi-Core

12036

62%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Nov 4th, 2021Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Alder LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
16
16Threads
32
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
125 W
TDP170 W
10 nmProcess Size
5 nm
37.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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