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Ryzen 5 4600U vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 5 4600U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 229 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 229 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 668 days newer than Ryzen 5 4600U.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4600U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 4600U - 268 vs 233 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4600U - 16 vs 12 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020


FPS

233

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

268

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€155.85

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 155.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 229 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo
Ryzen 5 4600U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2020


Single-Core

1334

54%

Multi-Core

4614

39%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Logo

Ryzen 5 4600U

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 6th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
RenoirCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon RX Vega 6Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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