Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core i5

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by a minimal 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Comparing Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12600K has 20% better value for money than Ryzen 7 5700X.

Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Information on Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X integrated GPUs.

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

APIs supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X.

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 15% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 29% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 6% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 40% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 10% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms Core i5-12600K by 5% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms Core i5-12600K by 100% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 9% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by 10% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5700X.

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