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Ryzen 5 5600 vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 5 5600 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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

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FPS Winner

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 182 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6579 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 167 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €147.44 vs €182.00
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 31% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 5600 - 67 vs 51 FPS
  • Up to 6% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 5600 - €2.72 vs €2.89 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 16 vs 12 threads
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

51

76%

Value, €/FPS

€2.89/FPS

94%

Price, €

€147.44

100%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

67

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.72/FPS

100%

Price, €

€182

81%

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 182 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6579 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

82%

Multi-Core

8539

71%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Apr 20th, 2022
Nov 4th, 2021
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VermeerAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
10
12
16
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
125 W
7 nm
10 nm
35.0x
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Popular Ryzen 5 5600 and Core i5-12600KF Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

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

182

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

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

182

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

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

182

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

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

182

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

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

182

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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

182

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

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

182

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

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

182

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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

182

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

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

182

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

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

182

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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

182

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

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

182

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

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

182

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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

182

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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

182

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

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