Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-12500 - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $187.9 vs $195.99
- Up to 6% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-12500 - $1.45 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$187.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |