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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 39% better in League of Legends than Core i7-10700K - 288 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - €235.2 vs €266.84
- Up to 36% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-10700K - €0.82 vs €1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.2
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
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-10700K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
267 FPS
€3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€833.8
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263 FPS
€3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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267 FPS
€3.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€958.38
In Stock
263 FPS
€3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€899
In Stock
268 FPS
€5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.49
In Stock
265 FPS
€4.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,161.18
In Stock
263 FPS
€3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
265 FPS
€3.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€981.1
In Stock
263 FPS
€3.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€935.52
In Stock
263 FPS
€3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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