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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 151 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 34% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 4500 - 514 vs 385 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €75.94 vs €170.49
- Up to 39% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12600KF - €0.20 vs €0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
514
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
61%
Price, €
€170.49
44%
FPS 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
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AMD Processore desktop Ryzen 5 4500 (6 core/12 thread, 11 MB di cache, fino a 4,1 GHz max boost)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
337 FPS
€2.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€869
In Stock
193 FPS
€4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
193 FPS
€4.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€779
In Stock
193 FPS
€4.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€789
In Stock
193 FPS
€5.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€998
In Stock
208 FPS
€3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
In Stock
211 FPS
€3.6/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€759
In Stock
337 FPS
€3.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,079.9
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208 FPS
€3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€779
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