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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12500 - 166 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £140.0 vs £530.99
- Up to 71% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.93 vs £3.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i5-12500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
£10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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145 FPS
£11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
In Stock
145 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,949.99
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Laptops Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i5-12500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
105 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
105 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
105 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
96 FPS
£11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,059.83
In Stock
79 FPS
£16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
79 FPS
£14.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.03
In Stock
105 FPS
£12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,285
In Stock
79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£N/A
Out of Stock
96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£N/A
Out of Stock
96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
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