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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel i5-12600K

The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G is newer than Intel Core i5-12600K and is around -8% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Ryzen 5 8600G uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 6218 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 5 8600G×Intel Core i5-12600K+ ADD
Price Search Online $149.97 - BUY
Socket TypeAM5FCLGA1700
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed4.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 5.0 GHzUp to 4.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores6 (Threads: 12)10 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 16MBL1: 864KB, L2: 9.5MB, L3: 20MB
TDP65W150W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$27.38
Otherw/ Radeon 760M GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
First Seen on ChartQ1 2024Q4 2021
# of Samples9455273
CPU Value134.1184.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)3882(-1.2%)3928(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)25345(-8.3%)27630(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
25,345
Intel Core i5-12600K
27,630
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
134.1
Intel Core i5-12600K
184.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
3,882
Intel Core i5-12600K
3,928
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Intel Core i5-12600K
Max TDP65W150W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.