Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 771 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 3950X - 197 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €210.0 vs €579.7
- Up to 66% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 3950X - €1.07 vs €3.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
197
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |