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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $188.68 vs $379.69
- Up to 48% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 7900X - $1.00 vs $1.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i5-12500 - 198 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
52%
Price, $
$379.69
49%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
152 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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168 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,474.82
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177 FPS
$11.55/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,044.36
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85 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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121 FPS
$27.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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145 FPS
$17.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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198 FPS
$22.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4,499
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168 FPS
$27.37/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$21.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,299
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145 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,399
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152 FPS
$18.41/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,799
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74 FPS
$34.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,529
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74 FPS
$35.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,639
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122 FPS
$24.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,999
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122 FPS
$15.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,879.68
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74 FPS
$35.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$37.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$47.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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74 FPS
$34.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$24.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$13.46/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$35.12/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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161 FPS
$16.77/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
41 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729
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41 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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73 FPS
$10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$769.29
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73 FPS
$15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,130.24
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41 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
In Stock
41 FPS
$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
41 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$836
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41 FPS
$36.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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41 FPS
$19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
41 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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41 FPS
$21.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$895
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41 FPS
$33.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
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41 FPS
$20.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859.99
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61 FPS
$51.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,158.52
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41 FPS
$21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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41 FPS
$21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
41 FPS
$29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,189
In Stock
41 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
12 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$759
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41 FPS
$30.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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41 FPS
$27.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,128.63
In Stock
41 FPS
$30.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
41 FPS
$31.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,291.69
In Stock
41 FPS
$31.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,309
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41 FPS
$33.39/FPS
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Core i5-12500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
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41 FPS
$35.1/FPS
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Core i5-12500
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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