Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-12600 - 168 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $203.22 vs $355.81
- Up to 42% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.37 vs $2.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
168
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.35/FPS
58%
Price, €
€394.95
57%
FPS Winner
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In Stock
Updated 13 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
165
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€225.57
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €225.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |