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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3537 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than Core i7-3770S - 160 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-3770S - $195.98 vs $295.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-3770S - $1.22 vs $2.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770S - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU BX80637I73770S Core i7-3770S Box 4Core/8Thread 3.10GHz 8M LGA1155
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3770S or Core i5-12500
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$14.69/FPS
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$16.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
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$16.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
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