Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-12500 - 261 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $195.98 vs $549.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.87 vs $2.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
226
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 13994 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
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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 |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |