Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 15% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8600 - 124 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8600 - $1.58 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $190.0 vs $195.98
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
96%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |