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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 90 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 36% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 5500 - 61 vs 45 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €94.61 vs €232.78
- Up to 45% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12500 - €2.10 vs €3.82 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
1 FPS
€859/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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1 FPS
€859/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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1 FPS
€921.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€921.66
In Stock
1 FPS
€839/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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1 FPS
€739/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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1 FPS
€949/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€949
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1 FPS
€829/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
9 FPS
€154.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,394.42
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