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£264.94
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Prices and StockMSRP $349
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MSRP $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 620 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10500 - 208 vs 188 FPS
Advantages of Core i5-10500
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £176.89 vs £264.94
- Up to 26% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-12700 - £0.94 vs £1.27 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
74%
Price, £
£264.94
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
188
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-10500
With selected game settings
113 FPS
£8.75/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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113 FPS
£9.05/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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113 FPS
£8.58/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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113 FPS
£8.13/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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113 FPS
£7.60/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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113 FPS
£8.28/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-10500
With selected game settings
58 FPS
£22.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,289.99
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81 FPS
£19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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81 FPS
£9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£799
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100 FPS
£20.00/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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81 FPS
£19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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100 FPS
£3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£599
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109 FPS
£22.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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81 FPS
£15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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100 FPS
£26.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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95 FPS
£11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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