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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - £179.78 vs £227.97
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-12500 - 247 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for £179.78 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Retail Wraith Stealth - (AM5/8 Core/4.20GHz/24MB/65W/Radeon 780M) - 100-1000001236BOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
86.03871928518242%
Multi-Core
9079
63.77941693010186%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| 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 | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 7 8700G
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
£8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799
In Stock
120 FPS
£7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£879.99
In Stock
111 FPS
£7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£882.66
In Stock
111 FPS
£9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,069.49
In Stock
95 FPS
£14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
120 FPS
£7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£945
In Stock
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