AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5 12600T

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5 12600T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 12600T with 6 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i5 12600T 's Advantages

Released 1 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 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Intel Core i5 12600T +6%

2312

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +3%

9138

Intel Core i5 12600T

8839

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i5 12600T

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

No

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

35 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Execution Units

32

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600T

4.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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