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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1790 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $195.0 vs $275.6
- Up to 25% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-12600 - $0.72 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 7% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 287 vs 269 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
269
93.72822299651567%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1088
45.88781105018979%
Multi-Core
5574
57.3397798580393%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i5-12600
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
144 FPS
$13.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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