Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 5900X - 110 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $195.98 vs $261.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.78 vs $2.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |