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Ryzen 5 5500U vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 5 5500U vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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

Buy for 176.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
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

Buy for 176.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 296 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 5500U - 182 vs 160 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

160

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€176.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 176.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Logo
Ryzen 5 5500U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1292

52%

Multi-Core

4612

38%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

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Intel Core i5-12600KF

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
LucienneCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon Graphics 448SP
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500U or Core i5-12600KF

Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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