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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 296 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 9% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 9 5900 - 196 vs 179 FPS
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

179

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

196

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.37/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$269.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$269.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 178 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

83%

Multi-Core

9865

82%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

Ryzen 9 5900

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores10
24
Threads16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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