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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 21 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £183.66 vs £259.95
- Up to 30% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-12600 - £0.64 vs £0.91 per FPS
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£183.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
70.32967032967032%
Price, £
£259.95
70%
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 56 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
97.46942218473218%
Multi-Core
9079
93.39574117889106%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-12600
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
133 FPS
£7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£972.24
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115 FPS
£7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£836.22
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83 FPS
£16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
83 FPS
£13.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.03
In Stock
133 FPS
£9.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,265.25
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