Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 20% better in Starfield than Core i7-9700 - 73 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - €212.54 vs €265.06
- Up to 33% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-9700 - €2.91 vs €4.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.91/FPS
100%
Price, €
€212.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €212.54 on Amazon
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Buy for €265.06 on Amazon
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Updated 163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |