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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 cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3725 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €182.45 vs €214.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 35% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2700K - 151 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2700K - €1.42 vs €1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2700K Processore Sandy Bridge (3,5GHz, L3-Cache, Sockel 1155)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
151
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
85%
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
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i5-12500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
96 FPS
€7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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