Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12500

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3695 vs 3385

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3695 vs 3385

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26710 vs 19903
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6914 vs 6075

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 480 KB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26710 vs 19903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6914 vs 6075

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3695

3385

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19903

26710

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6075

6914

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3695	3385
PassMark - CPU mark	19903	26710
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6075	6914

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$232	$299
Place in performance rating	562	564
Processor Number	i5-12500
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		100-100000926WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000926
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Base frequency		3.4 GHz
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		4150 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)