Core i5-12600K vs Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Intel · Released Nov 4, 2021
DiscontinuedCore i5-12600K
- SocketLGA1700
- MemoryDDR5 or DDR4
- DDR5 or DDR4: Depends on the motherboard: each board takes one or the other.
- Threads
- 16
- Cores
- 10
- Max Boost
- 4.9GHz
- L3 Cache
- 20MB
- Base Clock
- 3.7GHz
- TDP
- 125W
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Core i5-12600K has about a 2% higher spec score than Ryzen 5 7500X3D and launched at $20 more.
$289
Launch MSRP
$269(better)
51.1(better)
Spec score
50
16(better)
Threads
12
10(better)
Cores
6
4.9GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.5GHz
20MB
L3 Cache
96MB(better)
3.7GHz
Base Clock
4GHz(better)
125W
TDP
65W(better)
LGA1700
Socket
AM5
DDR5 or DDR4
Memory
DDR5
Nov 4, 2021
Released
Nov 12, 2025