AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i3-12300

Processor comparisons 23-11-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i3-12300 and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like 7zip, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Blender, Blender, PCMark 10, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Handbrake, AIDA64, SuperPi, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Overwatch
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12300 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

Core i3-12300

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Core i3-12300

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	96.2
Valorant	110.8	109.3
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.2
Apex Legends	104.1	102.7
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.0
Overwatch	89.7	88.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	75.4
DOOM Eternal	55.4	54.6
Warzone	86.4	85.2
Assassin's Creed	93.0	91.8
Valheim	91.9	90.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Core i3-12300

98%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12300 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 60W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-12300
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	271
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	1993
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	653
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	4525
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1530
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	14916

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-12300
Single-Core	3404	3578
Multi-Core	22494	20882

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-12300
Single-Core	1680	1770
Multi-Core	9288	7998

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-12300
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1744
Core name	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	60 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB	5 MB
L3 cache	32MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600 is 71% better than Core i3-12300 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5600 has 2 more core than Core i3-12300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12300 is better: 12
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i3-12300 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.

Intel Core i3-12300 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-12300 specs and review.