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£205.32
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Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
Prices and Stock
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-10500 - 150 vs 145 FPS
Advantages of Core i5-10500
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £176.89 vs £205.32
- Up to 11% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-12500 - £1.22 vs £1.37 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
Buy for £205.32 on Amazon
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
145
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/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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Updated 194 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-10500
With selected game settings
21 FPS
£47.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999.99
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53 FPS
£18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£954.5
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41 FPS
£22.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£915.7
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21 FPS
£63.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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21 FPS
£53.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,114.2
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53 FPS
£21.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,143.07
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