Ryzen 5 9500F vs Core i5-12600KF: which is better

AMD Ryzen 5 9500F (desktop, 2025) against Intel Core i5-12600KF (desktop, 2021): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 9500F is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 28,110 vs 27,500).
Ryzen 5 9500F is 9% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 9500F has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 125 W.
Different sockets (AM5 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 5 9500F	Core i5-12600KF
Overall score	39.0	38.2
PassMark CPU Mark	28,110	27,500
Single-thread rating	4,255	3,916
US price	no current price	from $200
Cores	6	10 (6P + 4E)
Threads	12	16
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost	5.0 GHz	4.9 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB	20 MB
TDP	65 W	125 W
Max power	88 W	150 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4 / DDR5
Memory speed	5600 MT/s	4800 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Process	4 nm (TSMC N4P)	10 nm (Intel 7)
Architecture	Zen 5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	12th Gen Core
Release year	2025	2021
Integrated graphics	none	none

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