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Ryzen 7 7840U vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 7 7840U vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 7840U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 568 days older than Ryzen 7 7840U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

  • Consumes up to 78% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 28 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 7840U - 151 vs 149 FPS
This is a free version of Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Logo
Ryzen 7 7840U

Mobile • May 26th, 2023


FPS

149

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

151

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Logo
Ryzen 7 7840U

Mobile • May 26th, 2023

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Logo
Ryzen 7 7840U

Mobile • May 26th, 2023


Single-Core

2099

86%

Multi-Core

8791

75%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

May 26th, 2023
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP8SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
10
16Threads16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
28 W
TDP125 W
4 nm
Process Size10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon 780MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7840U or Core i5-12600K

Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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