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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 8% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-10500 - 530 vs 493 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £179.99 vs £230.15
- Up to 14% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-12700F - £0.37 vs £0.43 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
530
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
86%
Price, £
£230.15
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
493
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
Buy for £179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i5-10500
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
371 FPS
£4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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239 FPS
£5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,351.99
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226 FPS
£5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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313 FPS
£4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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226 FPS
£4.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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226 FPS
£4.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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