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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1668 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 273 vs 262 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £202.05 vs £220.6
- Up to 12% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - £0.74 vs £0.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
273
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£202.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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