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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i5-7300HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1827 days newer than Core i5-7300HQ.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7300HQ
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 53% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-7300HQ - 491 vs 321 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 12 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
491
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£183.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-7300HQ
Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7300HQ
Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1094
47.33881436607529%
Multi-Core
2980
32.82299812754709%
Intel Core i5-7300HQ | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7300HQ or Core i5-12500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
313 FPS
£3.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£972.24
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296 FPS
£2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£836.22
In Stock
267 FPS
£5.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
267 FPS
£4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.03
In Stock
313 FPS
£4.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,265.25
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