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Ryzen 3 5125C vs Core i7-12700K

Ryzen 3 5125C vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 369 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 369 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Ryzen 3 5125C on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 182 days older than Ryzen 3 5125C.

Advantages of Ryzen 3 5125C

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 31% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 3 5125C - 131 vs 100 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 5125C - 20 vs 4 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 3 5125C Logo
Ryzen 3 5125C

Mobile • May 5th, 2022


FPS

100

76%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.52/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 369 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 3 5125C Logo
Ryzen 3 5125C

Mobile • May 5th, 2022

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 5125C Logo
Ryzen 3 5125C

Mobile • May 5th, 2022


Single-Core

1217

48%

Multi-Core

2498

18%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2555

100%

Multi-Core

13791

100%

AMD Ryzen 3 5125C Logo

Ryzen 3 5125C

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

May 5th, 2022
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i7
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon Vega 3Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Ryzen 3 5125C or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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