AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12490F

Compare AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop 8 core CPU vs Intel 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7399 points
2% slightly better overall score
7213 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

8984 points
10096 points
12% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6877 points
8% slightly better multitasking score
6311 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6735 points
10% slightly better heavy workload score
6106 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Ryzen 7 5700X and the Core i5-12490F? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

6914 points
16% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
5956 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

207.23 points
29% slightly higher Blender score
160.34 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
33% slightly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
33% slightly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.40 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed
3 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.6 GHz
Identical
4.6 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
Identical
65 W

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

512 KiB
6% slightly more L1 cache
480 KiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

4 MiB
7.5 MiB
87% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

32 MiB
60% significantly more L3 cache
20 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

170th of 1,089
177th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen 7 Desktop
-

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 April
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
-

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
No

Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core i5-12490F benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12490F performs better than the Ryzen 7 5700X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 5700X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 7 5700X has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i5-12490F that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12490F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12490F. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i5-12490F has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 5700X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 5700X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-12490F.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons