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The Ryzen 5 5600G is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-12600K and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $23.98 cheaper!

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Up to 13% cheaper$156.99 vs $180.97
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of the Core i5-12600K

  • A much faster CPU for gaming
  • A slightly better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads

Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i5-12600K for Gaming

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Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i5-12600K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i5-12600K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Apr 13th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1936

78%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7710

65%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2485

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11870

100%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i5-12600K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Apr 13th, 2021


Cores

6-core

60%

L3 Cache

16 MB

80%


Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

90%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

3200 MHz

67%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

10-core

100%

L3 Cache

20 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

95%

Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 13th, 2021
Nov 4th, 2021
$259.00
$289.00
Desktop
Desktop
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
CezanneAlder Lake
65 W
125 W
6
10
12
16
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
16 MB
20 MB
DDR4 @ 3200 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
Radeon Vega 7UHD Graphics 770
YesYes

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Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i5-12600K vs Other CPUs

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