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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
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 Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 0% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-12700 - 242 vs 241 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €235.2 vs €290.36
- Up to 19% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-12700 - €0.97 vs €1.2 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.97/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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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-12700
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
181 FPS
€8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
In Stock
169 FPS
€7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,348.78
In Stock
181 FPS
€9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,758.33
In Stock
146 FPS
€9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,406.78
In Stock
182 FPS
€4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€811.02
In Stock
190 FPS
€12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,319.24
In Stock
169 FPS
€6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,119.27
In Stock
181 FPS
€5.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,075
In Stock
146 FPS
€8.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,194
In Stock
182 FPS
€7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,419
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