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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium B950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3852 days newer than Pentium B950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B950
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 16% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium B950 - 219 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/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
Extreme
Pentium B950
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B950 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
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