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Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 5 5600

Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 533 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 533 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 167 days older than Ryzen 5 5600.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 5600 - 217 vs 204 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

217

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.78/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 533 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

204

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

82%

Multi-Core

8539

71%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Nov 4th, 2021Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Alder LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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