Intel Core i5-12600KF
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i5-12600KF
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i5-12600KF and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Intel Core i5-12600KF
Name
Desktop / Server
Segment
Intel Core i 12000
CPU group
Intel Core i5
Family
12
Generation
Intel Core i5-11600KF
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i5-12600KF or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.70 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
10
CPU Cores
6
4.90 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
16
CPU Threads
12
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
3.40 GHz
4.50 GHz
Turbo (10 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
6x Golden Cove
A core
0x
4x Gracemont
B core
0x
--
C core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i5-12600KF or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. 

no iGPU
GPU name
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
Generation
9
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
7
Shader
448
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Max. Memory
2 GB
Max. displays
3
Technology
7 nm
Release date
Q1/2020
--
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
no data
Max. Memory
32 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
Yes
no data
PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800
Memory type
128 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
2
Memory channels
5.0
PCIe version
20
PCIe lanes

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

100 °C
Tjunction max.
105 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W
125 W
TDP (PL1)
15 W
150 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

20.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Alder Lake S
Architecture
Lucienne (Zen 2)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 1700
Socket
FP6
Q4/2021
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
9.50 MB
L2-Cache
--
BX8071512600KF
Part Number
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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