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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £240.28 vs £259.95
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 1600 - 462 vs 399 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 1600 - £0.56 vs £0.6 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
399
86.36363636363636%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
93.33333333333334%
Price, £
£240.28
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
462
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.95
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 1702 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
45.04428511176719%
Multi-Core
4578
47.093920378561876%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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