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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £178.0 vs £202.05
- Up to 10% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-12600K - £0.8 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 7 5800X - 227 vs 222 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
227
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.89/FPS
89%
Price, £
£202.05
88%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i5-12600K
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
175 FPS
£11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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151 FPS
£7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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175 FPS
£13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
175 FPS
£10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
175 FPS
£11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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