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Core i5-12500 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i5-12500 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 912 days newer than Ryzen 7 3700X.

Advantages of Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 17% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 7 3700X - 95 vs 81 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

95

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.21/FPS

100%

Price, €

€210

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 552 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

81

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

72%

Multi-Core

8102

89%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Core i5-12500

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Alder LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 7 3700X

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