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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3967 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 56% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - 190 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $128.65 vs $130.17
- Up to 36% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.75 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
122
64.21052631578948%
Value, €/FPS
€1.18/FPS
63.55932203389831%
Price, €
€144.49
98%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€142.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 3737 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
24.44829078321073%
Multi-Core
2626
28.923890296288135%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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