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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 539 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 132 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - £179.78 vs £835.82
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for £179.78 on Amazon
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
124
93.93939393939394%
Value, £/FPS
Price, £
£835.82
21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, up to 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £835.82 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75946 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Single-Core
1676
72.52271743833838%
Multi-Core
12353
100%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
50 FPS
£15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799
In Stock
76 FPS
£11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£879.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£882.66
In Stock
67 FPS
£15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,069.49
In Stock
50 FPS
£26.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,339
In Stock
76 FPS
£12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£945
In Stock
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