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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 854 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €74.24 vs €269.5
- Up to 67% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-12600 - €0.37 vs €1.12 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 19% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3500X - 240 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
202
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.24
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 3,6GHz
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Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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