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€269.25
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Prices and StockMSRP $349
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MSRP $349
Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 21 days older than the more expensive Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 0% better in Rust than Core i7-12700 - 237 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €210.00 vs €269.25
- Up to 22% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-12700 - €0.89 vs €1.14 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Procesorius Intel Core i7-12700 CM8071504555019 Tray
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€210
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
115 FPS
€15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,799
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114 FPS
€11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,259
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114 FPS
€8.76/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999
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114 FPS
€8.76/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999
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99 FPS
€14.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
In Stock
105 FPS
€17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,799
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115 FPS
€13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,539
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105 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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105 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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78 FPS
€25.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,999
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
99 FPS
€10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,029
In Stock
99 FPS
€10.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999
In Stock
88 FPS
€14.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,299
In Stock
99 FPS
€9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€919
In Stock
99 FPS
€10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€1,019
In Stock
99 FPS
€15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
In Stock
99 FPS
€19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,899
In Stock
99 FPS
€14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
In Stock
99 FPS
€11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,164.42
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104 FPS
€14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,484.98
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€210
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€489
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€210
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€210
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€167.92
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€210
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€85.91
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€210
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€342
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€210
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€251.49
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€210
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€210
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€122.9
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€210
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€382.89
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,014.5
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-12900K
€493.5
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-12900KF
€414.73
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€774.55
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€202.51
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-13400F
€148.1
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€472.75
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
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€1,169
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€210
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Core i7-14700KF
€374.09
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€210
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
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€210
vs
Core i5-12400
€339