AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5 12600
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, vs Intel Core i5 12600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 90 GOps/s | 66.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 60.1 GOps/s | 51 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 231 M primes/s | 83 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 36.1 M strings/s | 26 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 16.6 GB/s | 13.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 340.4 MB/s | 253.2 MB/s |
| Physics | 2000 frames/s | 1377 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 279 M matrices/s | 171 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1550 MB/s | 876.3 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 102.2 KLines/s | 73.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 299.1 pages/s | 243.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 375.3 MP/sec | 285.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 353.7 pages/s | 251.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 77.1 frames/s | 54.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 123.4 frames/s | 86.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 21.6 MP/sec | 17.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 231.2 PPW | 161.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 461.8 PPW | 330.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 14.9 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 3.36 PPW | 2.75 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Announced | June, 3, 2024 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Alder Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i5-12600 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | UHD Graphics 770 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 39x | 33x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 8.3 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 142 W | 117 W |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5600 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 9600X the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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