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Ryzen 5 3500U vs Core i7-12700K

Ryzen 5 3500U vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1033 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 28% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 5 3500U - 166 vs 130 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Logo
Ryzen 5 3500U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019


FPS

130

78%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€261.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Logo
Ryzen 5 3500U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Logo
Ryzen 5 3500U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019


Single-Core

860

34%

Multi-Core

2451

18%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

vs

Intel Core i7-12700K

Jan 6th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
Raven RidgeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP5SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
12 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon Vega 8Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500U or Core i7-12700K

Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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