Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Handbrake, SuperPi, 7zip, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, MATLAB, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, PassMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Blender, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valorant
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i5-12500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-12500

56%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500

55%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	99.9
Valorant	110.5	113.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	63.6
Apex Legends	103.8	106.7
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	85.2
Overwatch	89.5	92.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	78.4
DOOM Eternal	55.2	56.8
Warzone	86.2	88.6
Assassin's Creed	92.8	95.4
Valheim	91.7	94.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12500

86%

Ryzen 7 5800

124%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5800 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12500 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Cinbench 15 Single-core	298	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2182	1976
Cinbench 20 Single-core	715	475
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4955	4330
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1672	1572
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16334	14065

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	3919	3136
Multi-Core	22868	21788

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	1685	1687
Multi-Core	9016	11697

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	45 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	18 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12500 is 3% better than Ryzen 7 5800 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5800 has 2 more core than Core i5-12500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12500 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is better: 20
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-12500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12500 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800 specs and review.