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Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD A10-9620P. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12600K
Released
Q4/2016
Overall score
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AMD A10-9620P
AMD A10-9620P

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD A10-9620P? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12600K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

AMD A10-9620P has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    147 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 31% better overclocked clock speed

    4.90 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    437 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    482 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    147 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
AMD A10-9620P Reasons to consider
AMD A10-9620P
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1548 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.12 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-9620P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    915 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    860 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1152 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1223 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    572 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
AMD A10-9620P AMD A10-9620P
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD A10-9600
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11600K left arrow No
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.90 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    6x Golden Cove left arrow No
  • B core
    4x Gracemont left arrow No
  • C core
    -- left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S) left arrow AMD Radeon R5 - 384
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 5
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A10-9620P and Intel Core i5-12600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-1866
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12600K and AMD A10-9620P to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    228 W / 56 s left arrow No
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 90 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12600K and Intel Core i5-12600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow No
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Excavator
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FP4
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12600K and AMD A10-9620P.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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