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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1441 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Core i5-8500 - 187 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
174
93%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-12700
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
$14.81/FPS
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Core i7-12700
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Core i7-12700
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Core i7-12700
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GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$45.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
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$17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.77/FPS
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Core i7-12700
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