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Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1151 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 2500X

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 13% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 2500X - 185 vs 163 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 16 vs 8 threads
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

163

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

185

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€202.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box

Buy for 202.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 449 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1103

45%

Multi-Core

3801

32%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo

Ryzen 5 2500X

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Sep 10th, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
12 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-12600KF

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