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EPYC 7551 vs Core i5-12600K

EPYC 7551 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7217 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7217 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms EPYC 7551 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1589 days newer than EPYC 7551.

Advantages of EPYC 7551

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 64 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 33% better in Dota 2 than EPYC 7551 - 248 vs 186 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD EPYC 7551 - 125 vs 180 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7551 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


FPS

186

75%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

248

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.7/FPS

100%

Price, $

$173

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $173 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7217 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


Single-Core

942

38%

Multi-Core

5942

50%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo

EPYC 7551

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jun 29th, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
EPYCCore i5
NaplesAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
32
10
64
16
2.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
180 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
20.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
YesYes

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