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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 375 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 10% better in Starfield than Core i5-12500 - 80 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $189.0 vs $195.98
- Up to 12% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-12500 - $2.36 vs $2.68 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 5 7600
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
12 FPS
$63.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$759
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27 FPS
$38.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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27 FPS
$37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$998.91
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27 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$792.99
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27 FPS
$37.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,015.99
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27 FPS
$34.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$930.99
In Stock
21 FPS
$49.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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21 FPS
$48.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,023.93
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12 FPS
$70/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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12 FPS
$77.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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