AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i5-12600KF is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 26%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 multi (17,579 vs 13,973).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and the Intel Core i5-12600KF. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 3

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Full AMD Ryzen 7 5800 benchmarks →

Intel · Alder Lake

Intel Core i5-12600KF

10 cores125W TDP$264 MSRP2021

Full Intel Core i5-12600KF benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i5-12600KF
cores	—	10
threads	—	16
p cores	—	6
e cores	—	4
base clock ghz	—	3.7
boost clock ghz	—	4.9
tdp w	—	125
l3 cache mb	—	20
process nm	—	10
socket	—	LGA1700

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench, HardwareDB, CpuTronic and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	AMD Ryzen 7 5800	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench	13,973 points	17,579 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench	1,566 points	1,860 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: HardwareDB, CpuTronic	—	11,934 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: HardwareDB, CpuTronic	—	2,470 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	25,691 pts	27,529 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,381 pts	3,915 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,377 points	3,916 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the Intel Core i5-12600KF?

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 26%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 multi (17,579 vs 13,973).