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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 357 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 5900 - 148 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €199.0 vs €397.06
- Up to 52% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 5900 - €1.34 vs €2.8 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199
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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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Processore 16 Core/32 Thread, Architettura Zen 3, 72 MB di Cache L3, TDP di 105 W, Boost di Frequenza Fino a 4,8 GHz, Socket AM4, DDR4 e PCIe 4.0, Senza Ventole
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 5900
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
59 FPS
€15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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