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Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-965

Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-965: 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 74632 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-965

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Intel Core I7-965 I7 965 3,2 GHz Gebrauchter Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130W 8M LGA 1366

Buy for 66.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74632 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 74632 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-965

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Intel Core I7-965 I7 965 3,2 GHz Gebrauchter Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130W 8M LGA 1366

Buy for 66.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74632 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 4796 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-965.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 23% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-965 - 290 vs 235 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-965

  • Up to 77% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €66.63 vs €284.65
This is a free version of Ready or Not.
Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

290

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€284.65

23%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 284.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74632 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

235

81.03448275862068%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€66.63

100%

Intel Core I7-965 I7 965 3,2 GHz Gebrauchter Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130W 8M LGA 1366

Buy for 66.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74632 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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 i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

20.986585893552576%

Multi-Core

1683

18.537283841832803%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

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Intel Core i7-965 Logo

Intel Core i7-965

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7 Extreme
Alder LakeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 W
TDP130 W
10 nm
Process Size45 nm
30.0x
Multiplier24.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-965

Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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