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€188.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €188.88 vs €214.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-12500 - €0.63 vs €0.69 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-6700 - 312 vs 299 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
299
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento
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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
Max
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-12500
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
123 FPS
€5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€680.08
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73 FPS
€12.32/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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