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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1769 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1700 - 294 vs 271 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$249.0 vs CA$404.81
- Up to 43% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$0.85 vs CA$1.49 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz Eight Core AM4 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
294
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
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
High
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 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 |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i5-12500
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
163 FPS
CA$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
CA$10.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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