Background
Background
Background
Background
Background

Ryzen 5 5500U vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 5 5500U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 296 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500U.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 175% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 5500U - 66 vs 24 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 16 vs 12 threads
Calculator background
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

24

36%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

66

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.62/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1292

53%

Multi-Core

4612

39%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo

Ryzen 5 5500U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
LucienneCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon Graphics 448SPIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Similar CPU Comparisons

Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.

Copyright © 2025 HowManyFPS. All rights reserved.

Have a suggestion or a business inquiry? [email protected]

Cookies Policy

As an Amazon Associate HowManyFPS earns from qualifying purchases.