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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1210 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 27% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 240 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $271.99 vs $692.1
- Up to 69% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $1.13 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
240
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$271.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2920X or Core i5-12600
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
109 FPS
$18.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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