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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 772 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 3500X - 193 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$154.65
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i5-12600KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
153 FPS
$8.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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167 FPS
$9.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$18.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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113 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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