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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-7700 - 219 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - £188.88 vs £208.88
- Up to 16% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-7700 - £0.86 vs £1.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
219
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/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
Extreme
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i5-12500
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
73 FPS
£11.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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58 FPS
£19.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.99
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73 FPS
£12.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£883.06
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32 FPS
£41.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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73 FPS
£13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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73 FPS
£12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£890.7
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32 FPS
£37.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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