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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 9 5900X - 775 vs 759 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £204.99 vs £236.83
- Up to 13% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-12600K - £0.27 vs £0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
775
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
87%
Price, £
£236.83
86%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Updated 6255 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
759
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
Buy for £204.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6255 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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