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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 375 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$241.35 vs CA$487.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-12500 - 98 vs 94 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$241.35 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
81.8342776203966%
Multi-Core
9079
54.225646538852054%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 7900
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
CA$17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$979
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32 FPS
CA$36.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
In Stock
97 FPS
CA$71.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$6,896.19
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97 FPS
CA$89.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,694.83
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