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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1470 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2500U - 240 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500U - 16 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.64
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 2500U
Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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