AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs Intel Core i5-12600K

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs Intel Core i5-12600K and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, AIDA64, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Furmark, MATLAB, PCMark 10, PassMark, SuperPi, WPrime, Handbrake, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

61%

Core i5-12600K

60%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 1% better than Core i5-12600K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

57%

Core i5-12600K

57%

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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.5	101.8
Valorant	114.2	115.7
Cyberpunk 2077	63.9	64.8
Apex Legends	107.3	108.7
Call of Duty Warzone	85.6	86.8
Overwatch	92.5	93.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.8	79.8
DOOM Eternal	57.1	57.8
Warzone	89.1	90.2
Assassin's Creed	95.9	97.2
Valheim	94.8	96.0

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 9 PRO 5945

91%

Core i5-12600K

53%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12600K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 9 PRO 5945	Intel Core i5-12600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	271	466
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3624	3407
Cinbench 20 Single-core	637	1116
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8279	7736
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1735	2611
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	22766	25497

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	Intel Core i5-12600K
Single-Core	3335	6117
Multi-Core	37859	35696

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	Intel Core i5-12600K
Single-Core	1775	2009
Multi-Core	12233	13528

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 in your computer. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	Intel Core i5-12600K
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Core name	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	12	10
Threads	24	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 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
L2 cache	6MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	64MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12600K is 16% better than Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 has 2 more core than Core i5-12600K. 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 9 PRO 5945 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12600K is better: 27
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 and Intel Core i5-12600K before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12600K - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12600K specs and review.