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Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 $144.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 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 $144.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 5900HX.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900HX

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 45 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 9 5900HX - 193 vs 191 FPS
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

191

99%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$144.57

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 $144.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1842

75%

Multi-Core

7527

63%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo

Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
CezanneCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
10
16Threads16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon Vega 8
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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