AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
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Key differences
- •AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has higher L3 cache (32 MB vs 18 MB)
- •Intel Core i5-12500 has lower Base TDP (65 W vs 105 W)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has higher Base clock (4.7 GHz vs 3 GHz)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has higher PCIe lanes (28 vs 20)
- •Intel Core i5-12500 has higher L2 cache (7.5 MB vs 6 MB)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-12500
Performance
Total cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads1212
Base clock4.7 GHz▲3 GHz
Max boost clock5.3 GHz▲4.6 GHz
L2 cache6 MB7.5 MB▲
L3 cache32 MB▲18 MB
Process nodeTSMC 5nmIntel 7
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)UHD 770
OverclockableYesNo
Platform
SocketAM5LGA1700
Base TDP105 W65 W▲
Max turbo power142 W117 W▲
Supported memoryDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Max memory speed5200 MT/s▲4800 MT/s
Max memory capacity128 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version5.05.0
PCIe lanes28▲20