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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 i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1653 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7900X - 241 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £164.0 vs £428.88
- Up to 65% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7900X - £0.68 vs £1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
241
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£164
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
Badass
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Core i5-12500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
79 FPS
£10.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£790.75
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93 FPS
£10.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999
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93 FPS
£9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
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57 FPS
£9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£564.07
In Stock
93 FPS
£10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
57 FPS
£19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,135.45
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