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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-11700F - 181 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - £188.88 vs £261.16
- Up to 32% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-11700F - £1.04 vs £1.54 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
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
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i5-12500
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
137 FPS
£6.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£859.99
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129 FPS
£8.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.99
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137 FPS
£6.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£883.06
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113 FPS
£11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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137 FPS
£7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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137 FPS
£6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£890.7
In Stock
113 FPS
£10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,206.93
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131 FPS
£7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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