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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1561 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 38% better in Rust than Ryzen 3 1200 - 244 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $177.2 vs $395.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 3 1200 - $0.73 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$177.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i5-12600K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
112 FPS
$15.66/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$10.71/FPS
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Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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144 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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128 FPS
$28.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
$12.62/FPS
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Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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