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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i7-10700F - 888 vs 799 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - CA$241.35 vs CA$375.13
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1612
69.75335352661186%
Multi-Core
7231
79.64533538936006%
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-12500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
618 FPS
CA$1.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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504 FPS
CA$2.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
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553 FPS
CA$2.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,178.99
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497 FPS
CA$1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$958.99
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553 FPS
CA$1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,068.99
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447 FPS
CA$5.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$2,399.99
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497 FPS
CA$2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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385 FPS
CA$3.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,199.99
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473 FPS
CA$7.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$3,393
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