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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1769 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $195.0 vs $195.98
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 18% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - 264 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.74 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
264
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i5-12500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
104 FPS
$7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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147 FPS
$6.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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147 FPS
$5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$792.99
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147 FPS
$6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$6.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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132 FPS
$7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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132 FPS
$7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,023.93
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104 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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104 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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