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Core i5-8500B vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-8500B vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $192

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Availability

MSRP $409

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1311 days newer than Core i5-8500B.

Advantages of Core i5-8500B

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

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 33% better in Starfield than Core i5-8500B - 77 vs 58 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 20 vs 6 threads
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


FPS

58

75%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

77

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo
Core i5-8500B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


Single-Core

1371

54%

Multi-Core

4902

36%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-8500B Logo

Core i5-8500B

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Apr 3rd, 2018Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
6Threads
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
30.0xMultiplier
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Core i5-8500B or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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