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£225
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 3300X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 620 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 3300X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 7% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 3 3300X - 383 vs 359 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3300X - £188.88 vs £225.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 3 3300X - £0.49 vs £0.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3300X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
383
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 13067 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3300X or Core i5-12500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
179 FPS
£4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£859.99
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139 FPS
£8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.99
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179 FPS
£4.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£883.06
In Stock
65 FPS
£20.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
179 FPS
£5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
In Stock
179 FPS
£4.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£890.7
In Stock
65 FPS
£18.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,206.93
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