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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than Core i5-12500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i5-12500 - 883 vs 816 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
816
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
100%
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
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-12500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
510 FPS
$1.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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609 FPS
$1.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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609 FPS
$1.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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609 FPS
$1.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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609 FPS
$1.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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609 FPS
$1.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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574 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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574 FPS
$1.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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510 FPS
$1.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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510 FPS
$1.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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