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Core i5-12500E vs Core i7-10700KF

Core i5-12500E vs Core i7-10700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Core i7-10700KF

3.8 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £454.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

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Core i7-10700KF

3.8 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £454.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500E outperforms Core i7-10700KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500E is 620 days newer than Core i7-10700KF.

Advantages of Core i5-12500E

  • Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-10700KF - 111 vs 107 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-10700KF

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500E - 16 vs 12 threads
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This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022


FPS

111

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo
Core i7-10700KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

107

96%

Value, £/FPS

£4.24/FPS

100%

Price, £

£454.11

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £454.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 255 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022

Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo
Core i7-10700KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

9152

100%

Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo
Core i7-10700KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1725

79%

Multi-Core

8175

89%

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo

Core i5-12500E

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Intel Core i7-10700KF Logo

Core i7-10700KF

Jan 10th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
Not AvailableTDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
38.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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