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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 933 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £69.99 vs £257.21
- Up to 69% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-12600 - £0.36 vs £1.18 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 11% better in Valheim than Ryzen 5 3400G - 218 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
197
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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Updated 90 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
218
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.18/FPS
30%
Price, £
£257.21
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £257.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 90 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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