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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1420 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 13% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-8500 - 197 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
58.72142252328535%
Multi-Core
4844
42.02307625574738%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-12700F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
€10.23/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
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125 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,219
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112 FPS
€8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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164 FPS
€10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699
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143 FPS
€10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€10.79/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
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