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Core i5-2520M vs Core i7-12700

Core i5-2520M vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i5-2520M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 4011 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 18% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-2520M - 182 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

154

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€288.7

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz

Buy for 288.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

20%

Multi-Core

926

8%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Intel Core i5-2520M

vs
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Intel Core i7-12700

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
2.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0x
Multiplier21.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-2520M or Core i7-12700

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+

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