AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Intel Core i5 12600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K 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 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1322

Intel Core i5 12600K +44%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9493

Intel Core i5 12600K +85%

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Intel Core i5 12600K +66%

2548

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Intel Core i5 12600K +90%

12188

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1323

Intel Core i5 12600K +44%

1910

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Intel Core i5 12600K +57%

11565

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

Intel Core i5 12600K +50%

3956

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

Intel Core i5 12600K +52%

27733

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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Intel Core i5 12600K

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 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

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 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

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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