Product Compare
Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2021 | Sep 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Amd |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Processor Number | i5-12600KF | |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
| Generation | Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer)) | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Power Consumption | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 150 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 95 °C |
| Transistor Count | 4.15 billions | |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| Die Size | 74 mm² | |
| I/O Process Size | 12 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 125 mm² | |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.8 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 30 |
| 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 |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 24 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1908 | 1450 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 17648 | 10505 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2597 | 2084 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 12937 | 8816 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 105 | 86 |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi Core | 909 | 610 |