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Core i7-2600 vs Core i5-12500

Core i7-2600 vs Core i5-12500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 4013 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 15% better in God of War than Core i7-2600 - 188 vs 164 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of God of War.
God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

164

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€208.09

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 208.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

26%

Multi-Core

2054

22%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Intel Core i7-2600

vs
Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier30.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i5-12500

God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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