AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i5 12600KF +75%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i5 12600KF +135%

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 12600KF +123%

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 12600KF +147%

12937

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 12600KF +75%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i5 12600KF +100%

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 12600KF +65%

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i5 12600KF +96%

27408

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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