Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

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 PRO 3700 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, AIDA64, 3DMark, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Blender, Handbrake, SuperPi, PassMark, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Prime95, Furmark, Gears 5, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 PRO 3700

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is 1% better than Core i5-12500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500

55%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches 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 summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	98.2
Valorant	110.5	111.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	62.5
Apex Legends	103.8	104.9
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	83.7
Overwatch	89.5	90.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	77.0
DOOM Eternal	55.2	55.8
Warzone	86.2	87.0
Assassin's Creed	92.8	93.7
Valheim	91.7	92.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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 PRO 3700

70%

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 Core i5-12500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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 PRO 3700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	298	227
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2182	2196
Cinbench 20 Single-core	715	527
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4955	4811
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1672	1311
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16334	13391

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

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Single-Core	3919	2952
Multi-Core	22868	24209

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

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Single-Core	1685	1369
Multi-Core	9016	10006

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	September 30, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 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		512KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	18 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000073

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is 8% better than Core i5-12500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is better: 21
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 before deciding 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 PRO 3700 - all data

• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 specs and review.