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Intel Core i5 12500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Intel Core i5 12500
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Intel Core i5 12500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3 GHz Intel Core i5 12500 against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 12500
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 9-months later
  • 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2341 vs 1957 points
  • Has 2048 KB larger L3 cache size
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12500
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Ryzen 5 5600G

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12500 +21%
1799
Ryzen 5 5600G
1486
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12500 +12%
12446
Ryzen 5 5600G
11134
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12500 +20%
2341
Ryzen 5 5600G
1957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12500 +20%
9778
Ryzen 5 5600G
8165
File compression 889.6 MB/sec 864.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 70.2 Klines/sec 59.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 231.7 pages/sec 156.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 259.5 Mpixels/sec 219.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 232.5 pages/sec 207.8 pages/sec
Background blur 37.8 images/sec 40.9 images/sec
Photo processing 80 images/sec 60 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.5 Mpixels/sec 15 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12500 +17%
3733
Ryzen 5 5600G
3190
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 62 GOps/sec 68.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 48.1 GOps/sec 38.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 77M Primes/sec 59M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.7M Strings/sec 25.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.1 GBytes/sec 15.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 240.7 MBytes/sec 250.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1193 Frames/sec 912 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec 17.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released January 4, 2022 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-12500 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon RX Vega 7

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak temperature 100°C 95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 256 448
TMUs 16 28
ROPs 8 7
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W 10-45 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12500
0.78 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G
1.108 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 12500 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Intel Core i5 12500?
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