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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1668 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 54% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 1500X - 251 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $163.59 vs $195.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
44.66019417475729%
Multi-Core
3644
30.27583914921901%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-12600KF
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
205 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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239 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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245 FPS
$6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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