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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1189 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 36% better in F1 23 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 285 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £179.88 vs £599.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing F1 23 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £0.63 vs £2.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF 12 Core/24 Threads Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Processor
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
285
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 High
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2920X or Core i5-12500
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
155 FPS
£6.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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155 FPS
£5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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146 FPS
£5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
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133 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
155 FPS
£6.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
133 FPS
£8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,120.37
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