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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2805 days newer than Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 16% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-4170 - 196 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
196
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€239.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4170 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-4170 or Core i5-12500
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
138 FPS
€8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,191.88
In Stock
81 FPS
€9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
122 FPS
€7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€961.66
In Stock
81 FPS
€11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€934.36
In Stock
122 FPS
€7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.05
In Stock
108 FPS
€8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€953.97
In Stock
128 FPS
€10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.62
In Stock
81 FPS
€11.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
In Stock
81 FPS
€9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
81 FPS
€12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,049.25
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