Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £186.46 vs £193.23
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 44% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8600 - 283 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 28% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8600 - £0.68 vs £0.95 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £186.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 100 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
283
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£193.23
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £193.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |