intel core i5 12600k vs amd ryzen 5 5600h

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12600K (Desktop) 10-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (Laptop) 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 5600H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Newer released 0 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 5600H
  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than the Intel Core i5 12600K – 45 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
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1926
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
11709

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12600k and ryzen 5 5600h

General

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Vendor Intel AMD
Released November 5 2021 January 7 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Cezanne H
Socket FCLGA1700 FP6
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Performance

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Cores 10 6
Threads 16 12
Base Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 384 KB
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 3 MB
L3 Cache 20 MB (shared) 16 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 45 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Memory types DDR5, DDR4
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 5600H
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.45 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256 448
TMUs 16 28
ROPs 8 7
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W 0 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS
1.108 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Official site Intel Core i5 12600K official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600H official page
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H or Intel Core i5 12600K?