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$175.95
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1216 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 1 than Athlon 200GE - 254 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $69.99 vs $175.95
- Up to 57% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-12500 - $0.3 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
43.47826086956522%
Price, $
$175.95
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 2376 minutes ago
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
235
92.51968503937007%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
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Updated 2373 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Single-Core
889
38.46819558632627%
Multi-Core
1857
20.45379447075669%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Athlon 200GE
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$754
In Stock
149 FPS
$5.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.11
In Stock
149 FPS
$6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
In Stock
97 FPS
$8.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$809
In Stock
131 FPS
$6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
In Stock
97 FPS
$7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
In Stock
97 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$8.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
97 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$892
In Stock
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