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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield IV than Core i9-10980XE - 459 vs 422 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €239.41 vs €1355.1
- Up to 84% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i9-10980XE - €0.52 vs €3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
459
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€239.41
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
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i5-12500
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
214 FPS
€4.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€956.86
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162 FPS
€4.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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238 FPS
€5.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,240.3
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214 FPS
€4.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.05
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195 FPS
€4.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949.21
In Stock
162 FPS
€5.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€933.31
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223 FPS
€6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.62
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162 FPS
€5.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
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162 FPS
€4.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
162 FPS
€6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,049.25
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