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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1729 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen 5 1600 - 239 vs 221 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £183.66 vs £240.28
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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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
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
46.21376027693639%
Multi-Core
4578
50.424055512721665%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i5-12500
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
121 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£972.24
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107 FPS
£7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£757.57
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107 FPS
£7.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£836.22
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82 FPS
£16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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82 FPS
£14.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,182.19
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121 FPS
£10.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,265.25
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