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Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 526 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 7% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-10850K - 196 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £204.54 vs £507.35
- Up to 62% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-10850K - £1.04 vs £2.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
196
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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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 i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-10850K
With selected game settings
79 FPS
£12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999.99
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106 FPS
£8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£848.73
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120 FPS
£7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£954.5
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79 FPS
£16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
79 FPS
£14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,116.67
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120 FPS
£9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,143.07
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