Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
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
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600KF
- Newer - released 1-year and 1-month later
- Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Has 12288 KB larger L3 cache size
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 766.4 MB/sec | 1140 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 98.2 Klines/sec | 87.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 249.1 pages/sec | 245.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 372 Mpixels/sec | 345.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 256.9 pages/sec | 219.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 59.8 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.1 images/sec | 89.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 22.6 Mpixels/sec | 19.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.2 GOps/sec | 97.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 67 GOps/sec | 52.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 91M Primes/sec | 131M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36M Strings/sec | 36M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 18.4 GBytes/sec | 21.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 343.1 MBytes/sec | 346.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1453 Frames/sec | 1391 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.9B Matrices/sec | 23.4B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12600KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i5-12600KF | - |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 9728K (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 150 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 90°C |
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 | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 12600KF official page | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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