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€392
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-12500 - 254 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €207.7 vs €392.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.88 vs €1.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
235
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.88/FPS
100%
Price, €
€207.7
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 203 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-12500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
219 FPS
€10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
In Stock
186 FPS
€10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
In Stock
194 FPS
€14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,849.99
In Stock
200 FPS
€12.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,419.9
In Stock
227 FPS
€9.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
In Stock
254 FPS
€24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€6,341.15
In Stock
227 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
Out of Stock
Laptops Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-12500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€N/A
Out of Stock
95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
Out of Stock
124 FPS
€11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,409.85
In Stock
120 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€N/A
Out of Stock
95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€N/A
Out of Stock
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