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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2277 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 16% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6500TE - 147 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $249.99 vs $489.95
- Up to 56% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6500TE - $1.7 vs $3.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 20 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i7-12700F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
$22.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$22.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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82 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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46 FPS
$27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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65 FPS
$21.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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100 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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53 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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35 FPS
$32.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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53 FPS
$24.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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46 FPS
$27.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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