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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 854 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 5 3500X - 226 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £89.95 vs £257.21
- Up to 62% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-12600 - £0.43 vs £1.14 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
226
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
37%
Price, £
£257.21
34%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 248 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
211
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Buy for £89.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 249 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 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 | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 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 |
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