Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1464 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-8700 - 294 vs 281 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £188.88 vs £224.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-8700 - £0.64 vs £0.8 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for £224.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 137 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
294
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 137 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
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Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |