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£185.95
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AvailabilityMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
AvailabilityMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £185.95 vs £218.88
- Up to 9% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-12700KF - £0.78 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in War Thunder than Core i5-12500 - 255 vs 239 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
239
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£185.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
Buy for £185.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 160 minutes ago
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
255
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
91%
Price, £
£218.88
84%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £218.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 160 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
237 FPS
£5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,349.95
In Stock
225 FPS
£4.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
In Stock
225 FPS
£5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
In Stock
246 FPS
£7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,729.99
In Stock
246 FPS
£7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
In Stock
Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
191 FPS
£5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,017.44
In Stock
177 FPS
£7.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
177 FPS
£6.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,138.67
In Stock
199 FPS
£5.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,143.07
In Stock
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