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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8320 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3360 days newer than the more expensive FX-8320.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 14% better in F1 22 than FX-8320 - 287 vs 252 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than FX-8320 - CA$249.0 vs CA$264.27
- Up to 17% better value when playing F1 22 than FX-8320 - CA$0.87 vs CA$1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8320 doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Amd Fx-8320 125 Am3+ 125 16mb 3500
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8320 or Core i5-12500
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
133 FPS
CA$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
CA$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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