Intel Core i5 12600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +92%

1865

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +55%

13559

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +167%

2536

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +134%

10456

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +91%

1793

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +34%

8457

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +83%

3814

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600 +36%

21246

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

Intel Core i5 12600

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-12600

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

6

Performance Core Threads

16

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

34x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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