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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i7-4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3047 days newer than Core i7-4600U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4600U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 16% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-4600U - 290 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4600U - 12 vs 4 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
290
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£180.59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4600U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4600U | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 5000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4600U or Core i5-12500
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
133 FPS
£6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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133 FPS
£7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
In Stock
121 FPS
£6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£767.39
In Stock
100 FPS
£13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
133 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
100 FPS
£11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,125.29
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