AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X $299
Intel Core i5-12500 $202
6 Cores
12 Threads
4.7GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
560 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 24% faster vs Core i5-12500
  • 20% slower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - GB6S 2,895
x1.24
Core i5-12500 - GB6S 2,330
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 45% faster vs Core i5-12500
  • 31% slower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - GB6M 12,965
x1.45
Core i5-12500 - GB6M 8,935
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 9% faster vs Core i5-12500
  • 8% slower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - CB23S 1,965
x1.09
Core i5-12500 - CB23S 1,805
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 18% faster vs Core i5-12500
  • 15% slower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - CB23M 15,245
x1.18
Core i5-12500 - CB23M 12,970
x1
  • 8% faster vs Core i5-12500
  • 8% slower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - 83.2GB/s
x1.08
Core i5-12500 - 76.8GB/s
x1
  • 62% higher vs Core i5-12500
  • 38% lower vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - 105W
x1.62
Core i5-12500 - 65W
x1
  • 24% slower vs Core i5-12500
  • 32% faster vs Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 7600X - 560 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i5-12500 - 740 GFLOPS FP32
x1.32
CB23S 1,965
76%
CB23S 1,805
69%
CB23M 15,245
35%
CB23M 12,970
30%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 4
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Ryzen 7000
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Raphael
Durango
Raphael 1CCD
-
Codename
Alder Lake-S
-
Alder Lake-6P
Golden Cove
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/27/2022
Release Date
1/18/2022
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
N5
N6 (IO Die)
Node
Intel 7
-
Die Size
71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
158 mm²
-
Transistor Count
6.6 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
-
6 Cores
6 Cores
12 Threads
12 Threads
4.7GHz
5.3GHz Boost
3GHz
4.6GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
L3
32MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
18MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2600MHz
Transfer Rate
5200MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
41.6GB/s
Bandwidth
83.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
105W
-
TDP
65W
117W Peak
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
-
GNA 3.0
No Cellular
No Cellular
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