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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3259 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 140% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium 987 - 491 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 12 vs 2 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
491
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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
Very High
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium 987 or Core i5-12500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
267 FPS
$2.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3.35/FPS
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Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$2.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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313 FPS
$3.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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313 FPS
$3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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296 FPS
$3.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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296 FPS
$3.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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267 FPS
$3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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267 FPS
$3.46/FPS
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Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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