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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1552 days newer than Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 12% better in Minecraft than Core i7-8700K - 816 vs 727 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
816
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-12500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
574 FPS
€1.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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