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£259.95
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MSRP $233
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 933 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 11% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 3600 - 199 vs 179 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £101.02 vs £259.95
- Up to 57% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-12600 - £0.56 vs £1.31 per FPS
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
43%
Price, £
£259.95
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 76 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
179
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £101.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12600 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
15 FPS
£106.67/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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52 FPS
£29.52/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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22 FPS
£92.67/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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