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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 i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-8700K - 198 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £195.25 vs £208.88
- Up to 14% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-8700K - £0.99 vs £1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195.25
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
Max
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-12500
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
89 FPS
£10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£909.99
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78 FPS
£11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£910.79
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89 FPS
£9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£865.58
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89 FPS
£11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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58 FPS
£23.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
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89 FPS
£10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
58 FPS
£20.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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