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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Core i5-8500T
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $125.00 vs $207.00
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 107% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-8500T - 188 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-8500T - $1.10 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 20 vs 6 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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