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Core i5-5250U vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-5250U vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 168.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 168.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-5250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2440 days newer than Core i5-5250U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-5250U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than Core i5-5250U - 162 vs 147 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5250U - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

147

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

162

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.04/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 168.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

811

32%

Multi-Core

1570

11%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-5250U

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Intel Core i7-12700K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 6000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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