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Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-11800H

Core i5-12500 vs Core i7-11800H: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $212

Prices and Stock

MSRP $395

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i7-11800H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 238 days newer than Core i7-11800H.

Advantages of Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-11800H - 528 vs 509 FPS

Advantages of Core i7-11800H

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

528

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.36/FPS

100%

Price, $

$188.68

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $188.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 283 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-11800H Logo
Core i7-11800H

Mobile • May 11th, 2021


FPS

509

96%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-11800H Logo
Core i7-11800H

Mobile • May 11th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i7-11800H Logo
Core i7-11800H

Mobile • May 11th, 2021


Single-Core

1900

82%

Multi-Core

7887

87%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Core i5-12500

vs
Intel Core i7-11800H Logo

Core i7-11800H

Jan 4th, 2022
May 11th, 2021
Core i5Core i7
Alder LakeTiger Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel BGA 1787
Desktop
Mobile
6
8
12
16
3.0 GHz
2.3 GHz
4.6 GHz4.6 GHz
65 W
45 W
10 nm10 nm
30.0x
19.0x
UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 750
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Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i7-11800H

With selected game settings

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