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AvailabilityMSRP $233
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AvailabilityMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 69 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 5 5500 - 189 vs 187 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £84.00 vs £259.95
- Up to 67% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-12600 - £0.45 vs £1.38 per FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
189
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
33%
Price, £
£259.95
32%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| 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 5500
With selected game settings
105 FPS
£7.62/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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121 FPS
£6.86/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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93 FPS
£11.83/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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93 FPS
£7.85/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
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111 FPS
£12.88/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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