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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 33% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3470S - 124 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £29.0 vs £179.88
- Up to 79% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-12500 - £0.31 vs £1.45 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470S |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-3470S
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
£14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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71 FPS
£12.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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66 FPS
£11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
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57 FPS
£23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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71 FPS
£13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
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57 FPS
£19.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,120.37
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