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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £175.0 vs £188.88
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 3 1200 - 110 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 3 1200 - £1.72 vs £1.8 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
110
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
92%
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
Ultra
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i5-12500
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£13.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£859.99
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55 FPS
£20.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.99
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64 FPS
£13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£883.06
In Stock
40 FPS
£33.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
64 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
In Stock
64 FPS
£13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£890.7
In Stock
40 FPS
£30.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,206.93
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