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Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 364 days newer than Ryzen 9 5950X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen 9 5950X - 219 vs 214 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
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HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

214

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€314

100%

Value Winner

AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

Buy for 314 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 741 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

219

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

89%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

97%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Nov 5th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores10
32
Threads16
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
105 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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