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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 4034 days newer than Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 54% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2500 - 94 vs 61 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
94
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£255.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i7-12700
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
7 FPS
£158.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£878.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£878.99
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1 FPS
£1873.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,873.51
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16 FPS
£151.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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10 FPS
£110.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,109.74
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10 FPS
£148.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,484.99
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1 FPS
£853.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£853.99
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10 FPS
£120.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,207.99
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1 FPS
£1579/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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1 FPS
£1799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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