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Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-7900X |
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Processor comparisons 11-01-2022
Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-7900X tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, PassMark, SuperPi, RealBench, WPrime, VeraCrypt, 7zip.
And how good the processors are in games: - Last Man Standing
- DOOM: Eternal
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
- Death Stranding
- Fallout 76
- Halo Infinite
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Overwatch
- Borderlands 3
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Valheim
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Fortnite
- Valorant
After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-7900X or Intel Core i5-12500.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Core i5-12500 | 56% |
Core i9-7900X | 56% |
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Core i5-12500 | 55% |
Core i9-7900X | 57% |
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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 little 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 97.2 | 100.3 | | Valorant | 110.5 | 114.0 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 61.9 | 63.8 | | Apex Legends | 103.8 | 107.2 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 82.8 | 85.5 | | Overwatch | 89.5 | 92.3 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 76.2 | 78.7 | | DOOM Eternal | 55.2 | 57.0 | | Warzone | 86.2 | 88.9 | | Assassin's Creed | 92.8 | 95.8 | | Valheim | 91.7 | 94.6 |
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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Core i5-12500 | 86% |
Core i9-7900X | 29% |
To make a final 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 Core i9-7900X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 140W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 benchmarksFor example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software 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 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 |
Intel Core i9-7900X | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 298 | 188 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 2182 | 2194 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 715 | 461 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 4955 | 5286 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 1672 | 1222 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 16334 | 14998 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i5-12500 |
Intel Core i9-7900X | | Single-Core | 3919 | 2579 | | Multi-Core | 22868 | 21477 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i5-12500 |
Intel Core i9-7900X | | Single-Core | 1685 | 1237 | | Multi-Core | 9016 | 12083 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, 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 |
Intel Core i9-7900X | | Announcement date | January 07, 2022 | April 01, 2017 | | Type | Desktop | Desktop | | Socket | FCLGA1700 | FCLGA2066 | | Core name | Alder Lake | Skylake | | Architecture | x86 | x86 | | Generation | 12 | 10 | | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 MHz | 4.3 MHz | | Frequency | 3.3 MHz | 3.3 MHz | | Cores | 6 | 10 | | Threads | 12 | 20 | | Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm | | Transistors count | 10200 millions | 7800 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 65 W | 140 W | | Memory type | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s | DDR4-2666 | | Max. Memory | 128 Gb | 128 Gb | | Memory Frequency | | | | Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 85 GB/s | | L1 cache | | | | L2 cache | | | | L3 cache | 18 MB | 13.75 MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | | |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i9-7900X has 4 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 Intel Core i9-7900X is better: 17
All the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i9-7900X before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-12500 Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
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• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i5-13500
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• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
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• Vs Core i5-13500HX
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• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
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• Vs Core i5-13400T
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• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
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• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
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• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Intel Core i9-7900X Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
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• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-11600
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• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
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• Vs Xeon W-1290T
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• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
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