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£81.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 69 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £81.99 vs £233.97
- Up to 63% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-12700 - £0.59 vs £1.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 5500 - 148 vs 140 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
140
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£81.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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In Stock
Updated 6580 minutes ago
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.58/FPS
37%
Price, £
£233.97
35%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £233.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6580 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i7-12700
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
30 FPS
£31.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£954.48
In Stock
19 FPS
£83.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
In Stock
19 FPS
£94.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
42 FPS
£59.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
In Stock
19 FPS
£56.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
In Stock
35 FPS
£57.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
In Stock
35 FPS
£42.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,471.99
In Stock
30 FPS
£35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.99
In Stock
19 FPS
£67.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
In Stock
35 FPS
£76.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
In Stock
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