AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500T

Processor comparisons   23-11-2022
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500T and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Furmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, 7zip, Blender, MATLAB, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, RealBench, PassMark, WPrime, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Prime95, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

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

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Core i5-12500T

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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 summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Control, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	96.9
Valorant	110.8	110.1
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.7
Apex Legends	104.1	103.5
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.6
Overwatch	89.7	89.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	76.0
DOOM Eternal	55.4	55.1
Warzone	86.4	85.9
Assassin's Creed	93.0	92.5
Valheim	91.9	91.4

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Core i5-12500T

155%

To make a finishing decision 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 i5-12500T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i5-12500T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	289
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	2117
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	694
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	4807
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1623
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	15847

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500T
Single-Core	3404	3803
Multi-Core	22494	22187

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i5-12500T
Single-Core	1680	1634
Multi-Core	9288	8748

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest 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 i5-12500T
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	4.4 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	35 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 i5-12500T 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: 21
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12500T is better: 13
All the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i5-12500T before making a selection 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 i5-12500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500T specs and review.