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Core i5-12500 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i5-12500 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz

Buy for £140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

vs

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-000000071

Buy for £354.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz

Buy for £140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

vs

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-000000071

Buy for £354.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $212

Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-000000071

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 912 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X.

Advantages of Core i5-12500

Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 7 3700X - 459 vs 426 FPS
Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - £140.00 vs £354.25
Up to 63% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 7 3700X - £0.31 vs £0.83 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads

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This is a free version of Battlefield IV.

Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

459

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£140

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz

Buy for £140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

426

93%

Value, £/FPS

£0.83/FPS

37%

Price, £

£354.25

39%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-000000071

Buy for £354.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6669 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

491

FPS

399

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

238

FPS

230

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

888

FPS

804

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

288

FPS

212

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

151

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1654

72%

Multi-Core

8102

89%

Core i5-12500	vs	Ryzen 7 3700X
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5	Collection	Ryzen 7
Alder Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	7 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 7 3700X

With selected game settings

MEDION ERAZER Deputy P30 Intel Core i5-12500H 16GB 512 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 15.6" FHD 144Hz 300 Nit Gaming Laptop Image

MEDION ERAZER Deputy P30 Intel Core i5-12500H 16GB 512 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 15.6" FHD 144Hz 300 Nit Gaming Laptop

195 FPS

£5.22/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Core i5-12500

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£1,017.44

In Stock

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Gigabyte AORUS 7 9KF Gaming Laptop

214 FPS

£4.64/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

Core i5-12500

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£993.26

In Stock

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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6 Inch FHD Gaming Laptop

162 FPS

£8.27/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Core i5-12500

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£1,339

In Stock

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Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-57Y8 Gaming Laptop

162 FPS

£6.91/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Core i5-12500

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£1,119.35

In Stock

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HP Victus Gaming 15 Laptop

214 FPS

£5.34/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

Core i5-12500

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,143.07

In Stock

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