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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- 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 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 5950X - 295 vs 285 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £236.83 vs £279.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 5950X - £0.80 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
295
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£236.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | 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 |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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