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Core i5-12600 vs Core i5-7500

Core i5-12600 vs Core i5-7500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £286.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black

Buy for £74.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £286.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black

Buy for £74.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-7500 - 208 vs 184 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

  • Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £74.66 vs £286.24
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

208

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£286.24

26%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £286.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

184

88.46153846153845%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£74.66

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black

Buy for £74.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1270

53.56389708983551%

Multi-Core

3478

35.77821211809485%

Intel Core i5-12600

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Intel Core i5-7500

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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