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£140
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
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Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 106 days older than Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 5600 - 238 vs 235 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 128 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600 | vs | Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
105 FPS
£8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£879.99
In Stock
105 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£749.99
In Stock
126 FPS
£12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,529.95
In Stock
113 FPS
£14.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,619.95
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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
46 FPS
£10.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£492.99
In Stock
91 FPS
£11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,017.44
In Stock
62 FPS
£21.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,339
In Stock
62 FPS
£18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,120.4
In Stock
107 FPS
£10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,143.07
In Stock
46 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£955.97
In Stock
46 FPS
£23.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,096.93
In Stock
87 FPS
£14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,299.02
In Stock
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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£140
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