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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$228.88 vs CA$249.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6700 - 207 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6700 - CA$1.21 vs CA$1.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Extreme
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-12500
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
94 FPS
CA$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
CA$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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81 FPS
CA$16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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62 FPS
CA$17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
CA$19.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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