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Ryzen 5 7540U vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 5 7540U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 7540U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 545 days older than Ryzen 5 7540U.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7540U

  • Consumes up to 78% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 28 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 7540U - 217 vs 206 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7540U - 16 vs 12 threads
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AMD Ryzen 5 7540U Logo
Ryzen 5 7540U

Mobile • May 3rd, 2023


FPS

206

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

217

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 95 minutes ago

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AMD Ryzen 5 7540U Logo
Ryzen 5 7540U

Mobile • May 3rd, 2023

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U Logo
Ryzen 5 7540U

Mobile • May 3rd, 2023


Single-Core

2114

86%

Multi-Core

8008

68%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U Logo

Ryzen 5 7540U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

May 3rd, 2023
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i5
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP7SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
28 W
TDP125 W
4 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon 740MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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