Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Matisse
Processor Number
i5-12600K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
36x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
1,269
Cinebench R23
17,648
9,245
Geekbench 6
2,548
1,640
Geekbench 6
12,188
7,084
Blender
278
155
Passmark CPU
3,956
2,565
Passmark CPU
27,733
17,685
Geekbench 5
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1,240
Geekbench 5
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7,078
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.