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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 i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2348 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €188.88 vs €214.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 17% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6700K - 242 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6700K - €0.88 vs €0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.88/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
88%
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
Best Looking
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-12500
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
170 FPS
€4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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