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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 1359 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8500 - 247 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
218
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$171.55
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
Badass
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-12700K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
143 FPS
$16.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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155 FPS
$13.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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126 FPS
$16.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$16.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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119 FPS
$13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
$9.79/FPS
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