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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 912 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 3600 - 188 vs 177 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £99.5 vs £180.59
- Up to 42% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-12500 - £0.56 vs £0.96 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 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 | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 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 3600
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
£11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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73 FPS
£13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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61 FPS
£12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
In Stock
41 FPS
£32.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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73 FPS
£13.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
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41 FPS
£27.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,125.29
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37 FPS
£60.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£2,220.59
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80 FPS
£19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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46 FPS
£68.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,166.82
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