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Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 9 5980HX 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 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6609 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 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6609 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 9 5980HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 296 days newer than Ryzen 9 5980HX.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5980HX

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 9 5980HX - 193 vs 191 FPS
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

191

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€155.86

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 155.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6609 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1919

78%

Multi-Core

7707

65%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo

Ryzen 9 5980HX

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 12th, 2021
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9Core i5
Not AvailableAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
8
10
1616
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
45 W
125 W
7 nm
10 nm
33.0x
37.0x
Radeon Vega 8UHD Graphics 770
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309.9

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375.64

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130.02

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246.11

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155.86

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75.09

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288.28

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69.19

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166.67

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155.86

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155.86

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175.68

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155.86

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Core i7-14700K

296.35

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155.86

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341.19

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155.86

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104.26

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114.41

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265.72

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251.35

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155.86

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154.95

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155.86

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Core i7-13700K

279.28

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Core i9-14900KF

375.64

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Core i7-14700F

246.11

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

155.86

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Core i7-14700KF

288.28

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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229.73

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