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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1394 days newer than Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 10% better in Valheim than Core i5-8500T - 217 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 16 vs 6 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
217
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.18/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
Highest
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500T or Core i7-12700
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
97 FPS
£27.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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92 FPS
£12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,108.26
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80 FPS
£10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£878.99
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80 FPS
£23.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,874.27
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97 FPS
£11.44/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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106 FPS
£22.91/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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97 FPS
£15.31/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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60 FPS
£14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£853.99
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97 FPS
£12.45/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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80 FPS
£19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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