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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 9 5950X - 233 vs 230 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €218.88 vs €314.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 9 5950X - €0.94 vs €1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
230
98.71244635193133%
Value, €/FPS
€1.37/FPS
68.61313868613138%
Price, €
€314
69%
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€218.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i5-12500
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
€7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€800.79
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139 FPS
€9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,308.05
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