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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £204.00 vs £238.61
- Up to 13% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-12600K - £0.27 vs £0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 9 5900X - 775 vs 759 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
775
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
87%
Price, £
£238.61
85%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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