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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3656 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 24% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium B970 - 94 vs 76 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 12 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
94
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.65/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249
100%
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
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium B970 or Core i5-12500
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
CA$29.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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32 FPS
CA$33.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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