intel core i5 12600k vs amd ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12600K (Desktop) 10-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i5 12600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than the Intel Core i5 12600K – 65 vs 125 Watt

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1901
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
17338
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4000
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
27690
19696
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1926
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
11709

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12600k and ryzen 5 5500

General

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Vendor Intel AMD
Released November 5 2021 April 4 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Cezanne
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Performance

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Cores 10 6
Threads 16 12
Base Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 20 MB (shared) 16 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Power

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 65 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Memory types DDR5, DDR4 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.45 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W W
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS
TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Official site Intel Core i5 12600K official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page
PCI Express Version 3
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or Intel Core i5 12600K?