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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 4034 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 27% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-2500S - 289 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 16 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25MB Cache up to 4.90GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
586
25.556040122110772%
Multi-Core
1492
13.840445269016696%
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500S or Core i7-12700
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
181 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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158 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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158 FPS
$9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$6.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,059
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189 FPS
$6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
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181 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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189 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,269
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182 FPS
$6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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