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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 17% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 383 vs 328 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €75.39 vs €284.63
- Up to 69% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12500 - €0.23 vs €0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
328
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Pentium Gold G6400
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
179 FPS
€4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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223 FPS
€5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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196 FPS
€7.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
€12.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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65 FPS
€12.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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65 FPS
€20.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,332.93
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139 FPS
€5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€741.6
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139 FPS
€8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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221 FPS
€4.82/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
€7.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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