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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 151 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €100.0 vs €168.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Control than Core i5-12600KF - €0.49 vs €0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Ryzen 5 5500 - 206 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.2 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-12600KF
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
105 FPS
€8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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75 FPS
€11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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87 FPS
€10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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105 FPS
€8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
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90 FPS
€12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,082.9
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87 FPS
€8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
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105 FPS
€10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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113 FPS
€8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
€9.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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