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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10105F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10105F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10105F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10105F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £69.82 vs £174.19
- Up to 57% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12500 - £0.68 vs £1.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-10105F - 110 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10105F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-10105F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
102
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10105F 10th Generation - Desktop processor (3.7 GHz Tuboboost: 4.4 GHz, 4 cores, LGA1200) BX8070110105F
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Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10105F | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10105F or Core i5-12500
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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64 FPS
£14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£909.99
In Stock
40 FPS
£20.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£800.22
In Stock
64 FPS
£13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£839.35
In Stock
55 FPS
£13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
In Stock
40 FPS
£33.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
64 FPS
£14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
40 FPS
£29.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,180.59
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