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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 327 days newer than Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 31% better in League of Legends than Core i5-12600K - 404 vs 308 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
308
76%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.61
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
389 FPS
£4.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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