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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €235.48 vs €299.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-12700K - €1.14 vs €1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-12500 - 212 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
207
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.48
100%
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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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.42/FPS
80%
Price, €
€299.99
78%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i7-12700K BX8071512700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-12700K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
94 FPS
€9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.36
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100 FPS
€13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.49
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109 FPS
€11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,304.86
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58 FPS
€16.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965.19
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94 FPS
€10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€946.51
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58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
58 FPS
€15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€899
In Stock
81 FPS
€15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,233.29
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58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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81 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,042.03
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