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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 833 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 26% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 3500X - 239 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £91.79 vs £180.59
- Up to 36% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-12500 - £0.49 vs £0.76 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
189
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£91.79
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 5 3500X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
199 FPS
£4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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199 FPS
£5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
In Stock
191 FPS
£4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
In Stock
177 FPS
£7.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
199 FPS
£4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
177 FPS
£6.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,127.09
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