AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5 12500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1095

Intel Core i5 12500 +65%

1815

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10058

Intel Core i5 12500 +23%

12458

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i5 12500 +76%

2032

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Intel Core i5 12500 +5%

6066

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i5 12500 +62%

1737

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Intel Core i5 12500 +18%

8674

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i5 12500 +53%

3680

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i5 12500 +12%

19747

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i5 12500

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i5-12500

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12500

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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