Intel Core i5-12500E vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-12500E vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender, Furmark, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Blender, Prime95, Gears 5, Handbrake, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i5-12500E.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-12500E

56%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500E

55%

Ryzen 7 3700X

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 other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Control, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.0	97.2
Valorant	110.2	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.7	61.9
Apex Legends	103.6	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	82.7	82.8
Overwatch	89.3	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.1	55.2
Warzone	86.0	86.2
Assassin's Creed	92.6	92.8
Valheim	91.5	91.7

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 i5-12500E

84%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12500E is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads 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 check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i5-12500E	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	292	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2138	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	701	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4856	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1639	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16007	12355

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

	Intel Core i5-12500E	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	3841	2716
Multi-Core	22411	22880

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

	Intel Core i5-12500E	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1651	1339
Multi-Core	8836	9023

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12500E	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.5 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	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 8% better than Core i5-12500E in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700X has 2 more core than Core i5-12500E. 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 i5-12500E is better: 15
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 21
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12500E and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-12500E - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500E specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.