AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-12600K is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 78 79
Cores 6 10
Threads 12 16
Top speed 5.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Rated power 105 W 125 W
Games at recommended 230 231
Released20222021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X better than the Intel Core i5-12600K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-12600K scores 79 and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 78.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the Intel Core i5-12600K.