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£185.95
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AvailabilityMSRP $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £185.95 vs £439.99
- Up to 55% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £1.23 vs £2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12500 - 161 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
151
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£185.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
161
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.73/FPS
45%
Price, £
£439.99
42%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF
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Updated 188 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
140 FPS
£13.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,949.94
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148 FPS
£11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,679.99
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
96 FPS
£10.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,017.44
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
£14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,138.67
In Stock
105 FPS
£10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,143.07
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