Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 17% better in Escape From Tarkov than Pentium G4400 - 225 vs 193 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $19.92 vs $143.3
- Up to 85% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-12500 - $0.11 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
193
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.11
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
No | Overclockable | No |