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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-11600 - 212 vs 206 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €176.0 vs €214.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-12500 - €0.85 vs €1.01 per FPS
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
206
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€176
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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