Intel Core i5 12500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +19%

1804

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1509

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

12721

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +10%

14114

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +30%

2032

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

6066

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +38%

8390

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +1%

93

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

92

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +6%

1737

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

8674

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +8%

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +9%

3680

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

19747

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +34%

26541

Intel Core i5 12500

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i5-12500

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

4 M

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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