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£115
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 205 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £115.0 vs £182.47
- Up to 28% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i5-12600K - £0.71 vs £0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 13% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 185 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 16 vs 12 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
163
88.10810810810811%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£115
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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Updated 51249 minutes ago
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
185
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
71.71717171717171%
Price, £
£182.47
63%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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In Stock
Updated 51249 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Single-Core
1918
78.28571428571428%
Multi-Core
7665
65.0016960651289%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i5-12600K
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
£10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,032.3
In Stock
105 FPS
£25.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,659.92
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