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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-5300U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2440 days newer than Core i5-5300U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-5300U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 21% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-5300U - 470 vs 387 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5300U - 20 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

387

82%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

470

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.44/FPS

100%

Price, £

£207.67

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

816

32%

Multi-Core

1570

11%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo

Intel Core i5-5300U

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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