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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1356 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €225.5 vs €235.2
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 15% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 2600X - 197 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 2600X - €1.19 vs €1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6Hz, 6 Kerne, Socket AM4) YD260XBCAFBOX
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
197
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.2
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Core i5-12500
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
95 FPS
€8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€811.02
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60 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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95 FPS
€9.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€934.65
In Stock
101 FPS
€13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.49
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60 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
In Stock
83 FPS
€13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,157.7
In Stock
60 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
83 FPS
€11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€978.16
In Stock
60 FPS
€15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€935.51
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60 FPS
€14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
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