AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500

Processor comparisons   23-11-2022
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, AIDA64, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, SuperPi, PCMark 10, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Core i5-12500

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	97.2
Valorant	110.8	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.9
Apex Legends	104.1	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.8
Overwatch	89.7	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.4	55.2
Warzone	86.4	86.2
Assassin's Creed	93.0	92.8
Valheim	91.9	91.7

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i5-12500

86%

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	298
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	2182
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	715
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	4955
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1672
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	16334

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500
Single-Core	3404	3919
Multi-Core	22494	22868

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500
Single-Core	1680	1685
Multi-Core	9288	9016

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Core name	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 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
L3 cache	32MB	18 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 5% better than Core i5-12500 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 19
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12500 is better: 15
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i5-12500 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 i5-12500 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500 specs and review.