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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2044 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6850K - 207 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €235.2 vs €1305.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6850K - €1.14 vs €7.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-6850k 3,60GHz Tray CPU
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i5-12500
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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94 FPS
€8.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€845.19
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58 FPS
€15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
In Stock
94 FPS
€9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€934.65
In Stock
100 FPS
€13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,359.5
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58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
In Stock
81 FPS
€14.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.23
In Stock
58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
81 FPS
€12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€975.23
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58 FPS
€16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€936.14
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