Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 20% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-10500 - 95 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-10500 - £2.03 vs £2.28 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £179.99 vs £193.24
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£193.24
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £193.24 on Amazon
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Buy for £179.99 on Amazon
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Updated 228 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |