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Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

58 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12600K
VS
63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5 12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 12600K with 10-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with 6-cores. 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 (3)

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
84.4
(Good)
Value Index
106.5
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7600X and 12600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 2547 points
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12600K
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (167th and 196th place)
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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 12600K
2547
Ryzen 5 7600X +15%
2941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600K
12200
Ryzen 5 7600X +12%
13615
File compression 822.6 MB/sec 1490 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.7 Klines/sec 94.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 261.1 pages/sec 269.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 347.9 Mpixels/sec 342 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 258.5 pages/sec 308.4 pages/sec
Background blur 58.9 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 103.5 images/sec 108.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 22.8 Mpixels/sec 20.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 768 & 1068 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600K
27512
Ryzen 5 7600X +3%
28271
Integer math 87.8 GOps/sec 84.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 67.1 GOps/sec 50.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 90M Primes/sec 207M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.7M Strings/sec 38.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18.4 GBytes/sec 18.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 342.8 MBytes/sec 317.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1515 Frames/sec 1820 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22B Matrices/sec 24.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7007 & 11881 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12600K +10%
234.96
Ryzen 5 7600X
213.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.6 PPW 8.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 97.6 PPW 129.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 220.1 PPW 269.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.88 PPW 2.03 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 12600K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (Jin)Cinebench 2024108 / 910
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (Jin)Cinebench 2024108 / 906
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus)Geekbench 6 CPU2668 / 12254
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus)Cinebench 2024118 / 1041
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Kierannosaurus)Cinebench 2024115 / 1017
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-19 (Luficek)Cinebench 2024116 / 883
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Luficek)Cinebench 2024116 / 856
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (EpsilonMaru)Cinebench 2024121 / 917
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz)Geekbench 6 CPU3054 / 14225
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz)Cinebench 2024121 / 899
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12600K and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 27, 2021 September 29, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i5-12600K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - Intel Core i5 13600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel CPU rating (#96th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#50th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 47x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 9728K (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 150 W 116 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (86th and 71st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12600K +17%
0.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 7600X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12600K official page AMD Ryzen 5 7600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core i5 12600K?
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Aditya July 28, 2024 at 09:18 PM
Please Add 5700x3D to CPU List
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BoBoNoN October 22, 2023 at 09:08 PM
I use an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with an RTX 4060 8GB OC. It is, in my opinion, the best PC configuration with 32GB of 6200MHz DDR5 RAM available for under $1200.
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Anzak December 16, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Yup, you have built a very nice pc.
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