Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 833 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3500X - 151 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3500X - €1.56 vs €1.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €231.18 vs €235.2
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
151
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.2
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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Buy for €231.18 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |