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Core i5-10500 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-10500 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 553 days newer than Core i5-10500.

Advantages of Core i5-10500

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 23% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-10500 - 705 vs 572 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 20 vs 12 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

572

81%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

705

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1519

60%

Multi-Core

5470

40%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo

Core i5-10500

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
20
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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