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€85
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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €85.00 vs €170.49
- Up to 42% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-12600KF - €0.11 vs €0.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 3600 - 911 vs 797 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Processore AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 Cores/12Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Socket, 35 MB Cache, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.1 GHz max, dissipatore ad aria "Wraith stealth cooler")
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
911
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.19/FPS
58%
Price, €
€170.49
49%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | 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 |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
645 FPS
€1.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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645 FPS
€1.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,079.9
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605 FPS
€1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,049
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