Intel Core i5-12600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i5-12600 $236
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 $130
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
AM4
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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CB23S 1,840
71%
CB23S 1,470
57%
CB23M 14,195
33%
CB23M 11,100
26%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Zen 3
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Ryzen 5000
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-6P
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Golden Cove
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Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 1CCD
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
4/4/2022
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Die Size
81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
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6 Cores
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6 Cores
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12 Threads
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12 Threads
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3.3GHz
4.8GHz Boost
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3.5GHz
4.4GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Type
DMI
Type
PCIe
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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32MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
65W
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117W Peak
TDP
65W
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76W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
95°C Max
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Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Wraith Stealth
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
UHD 770 1450MHz
256 Shaders
1450MHz
740 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
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GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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