Core i5-12600K vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-12600K $265
Ryzen 5 5600X $180
10 Cores
16 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
AM4
iGPU
UHD 770 1450MHz
iGPU
No GPU
GB6S 2,475
66%
GB6S 2,115
56%
GB6M 11,865
49%
GB6M 8,705
36%
CB23S 1,915
82%
CB23S 1,585
68%
CB23M 17,680
43%
CB23M 11,270
27%
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-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 1CCD
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
11/4/2021
Release Date
11/5/2020
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
202 mm²
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Die Size
81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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Transistor Count
4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
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10 Cores
6 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
6 Cores
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16 Threads
12 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
12 Threads
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P-Core
3.7GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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3.7GHz
4.6GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.8GHz
3.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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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/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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20MB 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
125W
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150W 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
Not Included
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
No GPU
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GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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