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£203.44
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Prices and StockMSRP $359
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MSRP $359
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 30% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-8700K - 79 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-8700K - £2.58 vs £2.90 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £176.66 vs £203.44
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
79
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£203.44
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Updated 188 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-8700K
With selected game settings
1 FPS
£999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999.99
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10 FPS
£84.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£848.73
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16 FPS
£59.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£954.5
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1 FPS
£1339/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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1 FPS
£1116.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,116.67
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16 FPS
£71.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,143.07
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