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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$87.91 vs CA$245.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 10% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 3 1300X - 125 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1300X - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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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
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
1097
47.46862829943747%
Multi-Core
3157
34.77255204317656%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i5-12500
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
CA$14.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
CA$25.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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