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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for $143.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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

Buy for $143.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 296 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 5900 - 235 vs 213 FPS
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Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

213

91%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

235

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.61/FPS

100%

Price, $

$143.81

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

Buy for $143.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

83%

Multi-Core

9865

82%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jan 12th, 2021
Nov 4th, 2021
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VermeerAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
12
10
24
16
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
125 W
7 nm
10 nm
30.0x
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