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Core i7-10870H vs Core i5-12500

Core i7-10870H vs Core i5-12500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i7-10870H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 474 days newer than Core i7-10870H.

Advantages of Core i7-10870H

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 38% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-10870H - 162 vs 117 FPS
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The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-10870H Logo
Core i7-10870H

Mobile • Sep 17th, 2020


FPS

117

72%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

162

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€169.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 169.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 169 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-10870H Logo
Core i7-10870H

Mobile • Sep 17th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10870H Logo
Core i7-10870H

Mobile • Sep 17th, 2020


Single-Core

1433

62%

Multi-Core

6094

67%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i7-10870H Logo

Core i7-10870H

vs
Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Core i5-12500

Sep 17th, 2020Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
30.0x
UHD GraphicsIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

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