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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1033 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 3500U - 222 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500U or Core i5-12600KF
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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63 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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144 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
163 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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