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£176.89
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Prices and StockMSRP $349
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MSRP $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Core i5-10500
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £176.89 vs £258.48
- Up to 23% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-12700 - £1.62 vs £2.10 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 13% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-10500 - 123 vs 109 FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
109
89%
Value, £/FPS
£1.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
Buy for £176.89 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £258.48 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500 | vs | Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-10500 or Core i7-12700
With selected game settings
78 FPS
£12.68/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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78 FPS
£13.12/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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78 FPS
£12.43/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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78 FPS
£11.78/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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78 FPS
£11.02/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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78 FPS
£11.99/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i5-10500 or Core i7-12700
With selected game settings
65 FPS
£24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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71 FPS
£12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£887.04
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65 FPS
£24.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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73 FPS
£27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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71 FPS
£14.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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73 FPS
£21.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,574.99
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77 FPS
£32.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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65 FPS
£19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
In Stock
73 FPS
£36.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
In Stock
65 FPS
£22.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
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Core i5-10500 and Core i7-12700 Popular Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-12700
£258.48
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£258.48
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£258.48
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£84
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£343.95
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£258.48
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£258.48
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£126.66
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£258.48
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£336.85
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£258.48
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Ryzen 9 5950X
£292.49
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£258.48
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Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i7-12700
£258.48
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Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i7-12700
£258.48
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Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i7-12700
£258.48
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Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i9-12900KF
£257.02
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£168.39
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£218.88
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.85
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-14700F
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
£739.89
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.95
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i9-12900K
£336.85
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£292.49
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i9-12900KF
£257.02
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£168.39
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£218.88
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-10500
£176.89
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.85