AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K

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Ryzen 5 5600X compared with Core i5-12600K

	AMDRyzen 5 5600X	IntelCore i5-12600K
Overview
Released
Released	November 2020	November 2021
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	10 (6 performance, 4 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	12	16 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.6 GHz	4.9 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	32 MB (better)	20 MB
Cores
Cores	6 cores with simultaneous multithreading; codename Vermeer	6 P-cores and4 E-cores; P-core Hyper-Threading;16threads. ThreadDirector supported.
Clocks
Clocks	–	P-cores3.7GHzbase/up4.9GHz turbo;E-cores2.8GHzbase/up3.6GHz turbo. TurboBoost2.0; noTurboBoostMax3.0.
Cache
Cache	L2 3 MB, L3 32 MB	20MBIntelSmartCache(L3);9.5MBtotalL2.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	None; a graphics card is required	IntelUHDGraphics770;32executionunits;300MHzbase/up1.45GHz;QuickSyncVideo;up4displays.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	125 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	150 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to 128 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s; ECC supported with an appropriate platform.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1 × 16 + 4 or 2 × 8 + 4; DMI 4.0 × 8.
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET (CPU cores)	Intel 7; Alder Lake; 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth; Tjmax 95°C	No cooler included with the boxed K processor (Intel support).