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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 i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i7-11700F - 237 vs 227 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - €214.0 vs €290.96
- Up to 30% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-11700F - €0.9 vs €1.28 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-11700F processor 2.5 GHz 16 MB Smart Cache Box
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.9/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i5-12500
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
89 FPS
€7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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127 FPS
€10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
€12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
€12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
€11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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56 FPS
€13.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€729.99
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127 FPS
€11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
€10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
€12.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
€12.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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