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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 151 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 27% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 5 5500 - 161 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £81.99 vs £173.49
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
75.68770226537217%
Multi-Core
7692
63.90827517447657%
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Ryzen 5 5500
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
13 FPS
£61.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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26 FPS
£30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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26 FPS
£33.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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44 FPS
£24.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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5 FPS
£152/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
In Stock
78 FPS
£27.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,169.95
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5 FPS
£219.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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18 FPS
£79.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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13 FPS
£73.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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