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Intel Core i5 12600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

54 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12600
VS
47 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i5 12600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 12600 against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
43.8
(Average)
Value Index
72.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600 and 12600
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600
  • Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 21% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2535 vs 2091 points
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12600
vs
Ryzen 5 5600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 443
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2376
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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 12600 +21%
2535
Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600 +16%
10503
Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File compression 876.3 MB/sec 1000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 73.5 Klines/sec 64.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 243.5 pages/sec 191.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 285.7 Mpixels/sec 269.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 251.7 pages/sec 217.4 pages/sec
Background blur 54.5 images/sec 29.5 images/sec
Photo processing 86.9 images/sec 70.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.4 Mpixels/sec 16.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 435 & 1147 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 12600 +17%
3817
Ryzen 5 5600
3253
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600
21295
Ryzen 5 5600 +1%
21494
Integer math 66.1 GOps/sec 67.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51 GOps/sec 38.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 80M Primes/sec 137M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 25.7M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 251.8 MBytes/sec 251.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1332 Frames/sec 1276 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 661 & 15261 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12600 +17%
179
Ryzen 5 5600
153.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.1 PPW 9.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.6 PPW 139.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 327.6 PPW 330.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.75 PPW 2.36 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12600
No benchmark results yet
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid)Cinebench 2026443 / 2376
📘 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
📘 2026-04-07 (Leo)Cinebench 202486 / 601
📘 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme)Cinebench 202489 / 618
📘 2025-10-28 (Blonde_Blaze)Cinebench 202490 / 625
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-12600 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Intel Core i5 12600
Successor - Intel Core i5 14600 - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Intel CPU rating (#124th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#127th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100°C 90°C
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 122nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12600
0.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12600 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Total votes: 24

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Comments

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