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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4771 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4771 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4771.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4771
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $129.0 vs $195.98
- Up to 12% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-12500 - $2.35 vs $2.68 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 33% better in Starfield than Core i7-4771 - 73 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4771 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4771 - 12 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4771 3.5 3 LGA 1150 Processor, 8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz (BX80646I74771)
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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 i7-4771
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4771 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4771 or Core i5-12500
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
12 FPS
$61.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$734.54
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27 FPS
$38.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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27 FPS
$37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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27 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$792.99
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27 FPS
$37.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,015.99
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27 FPS
$35.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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21 FPS
$49.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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21 FPS
$48.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,023.93
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12 FPS
$70/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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12 FPS
$77.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$925
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