Intel Core i5 12600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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Intel Core i5 12600T

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600T with 6 cores 2.1GHz 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 12600T 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 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 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600T +50%

2312

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600T +38%

8839

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Intel Core i5 12600T

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 2

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

163 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

6

-

Performance Core Threads

12

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

38x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

32

Execution Units

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600T

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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