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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Tanks than Core i3-10300 - 565 vs 539 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $175.95 vs $459.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i3-10300 - $0.31 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
565
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
539
95.39823008849557%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
36.470588235294116%
Price, $
$459
38%
Intel Core i3-10300 (Base stroke: 3.70GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110300
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Updated 84 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1565
67.71960190393769%
Multi-Core
4795
52.81418658442559%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i3-10300
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
137 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$755
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213 FPS
$4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899
In Stock
213 FPS
$4.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
In Stock
137 FPS
$5.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$809
In Stock
184 FPS
$4.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$5.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
In Stock
137 FPS
$5.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
In Stock
137 FPS
$10.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
137 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$892
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