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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 4380 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-650.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-650
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €10.42 vs €211.27
- Up to 92% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-12500 - €0.24 vs €2.89 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 66% better in Starfield than Core i5-650 - 73 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-650 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-650 - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BQTEC Intel Core i5-650 3.20 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 4 MB Cache 73 W CPU Processore LGA 1156
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Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-650
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-650 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-650 or Core i5-12500
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
€38.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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