Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Spec score
Spec score 63
$299
typical price
Ryzen 9 5950X against Core i5-12600K
Ryzen 9 5950X leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core i5-12600K
Spec score
Spec score 61
$297
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 5950Xleft
65 vs 61 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Core i5-12600Kright
63 vs 65 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 5950Xleft
63 vs 56 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 5950Xleft
63 vs 52 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 9 5950Xleft
62 vs 58 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 5950Xleft
64 vs 56 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 9 5950X: 63
Core i5-12600K: 61
2 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 9 5950X: 60
Core i5-12600K: 61
1 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 9 5950X: 62
Core i5-12600K: 43
19 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 9 5950X: 68
Core i5-12600K: 79
11 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 9 5950X: 21.1
Core i5-12600K: 20.5
3%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 9 5950X: $299
Core i5-12600K: $297
$2to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 9 5950X: 16
Core i5-12600K: 10
60%to the left
Threads
Ryzen 9 5950X: 32
Core i5-12600K: 16
100%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 9 5950X: 4.9 GHz
Core i5-12600K: 4.9 GHz
level
Turbo power
Ryzen 9 5950X: 142 W
Core i5-12600K: 150 W
6%to the left
The verdict
- Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i5-12600K are level on gaming.
- The Ryzen 9 5950X has 44% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core i5-12600K is 16% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 9 5950X | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 3 | Alder Lake |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1700 |
| Cores / threads | 16 / 32 (better) | 10 / 16 |
| Base clock | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 105 / 142 W (better) | 125 / 150 W |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR4 or DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 (better) |
| Typical price | $299 | $297 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.