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Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-9700

Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-9700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

73

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.91/FPS

100%

Price, €

€212.54

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

Buy for 212.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 162 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

61

83%

Value, €/FPS

€4.35/FPS

66%

Price, €

€265.06

80%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1556

67%

Multi-Core

6217

68%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

vs
Intel Core i7-9700 Logo

Intel Core i7-9700

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 23rd, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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