Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +44%

1908

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1318

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +85%

17648

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9503

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +66%

2548

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +90%

12188

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +44%

1910

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1323

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +57%

11565

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +50%

3956

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +52%

27733

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

95 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 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 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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