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Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-6700

Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-6700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 284.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74285 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 139.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74286 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 284.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74285 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 139.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74286 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 7% better in Dead Space than Core i7-6700 - 160 vs 150 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700

  • Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €139.97 vs €284.65
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€284.65

49%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 284.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74285 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

150

93.75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€139.97

100%

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 139.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74286 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

55.94980527909996%

Multi-Core

4140

45.59973565370636%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

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Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Intel Core i7-6700

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 1st, 2015
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-6700

Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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