Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 24% better in Starfield than Core i5-8600 - 73 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - £164.0 vs £178.88
- Up to 26% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8600 - £2.25 vs £3.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£164
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £164 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 467 minutes ago
Buy for £178.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 231 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |