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Intel logo Core i5-12500
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Intel logo Core i7-7700K

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General information Core i5-12500 Core i7-7700K
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3 GHz 28.6 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 2.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-12500 Core i7-7700K
Overall Score 59894 0 % 49987 16.5 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 56 % 34.9 %
Benchmark Score 12869 0 % 6243 51.5 %
Single Thread Score 3684.9 0 % 2701.2 26.7 %
Encrypting Data 12098.2 MB/s 0 % 3366.7 MB/s 72.2 %
Compressing Data 232.7 MB/s 0 % 133.6 MB/s 42.6 %
String objects sorting 23195.3 thousand/s 0 % 17337 thousand/s 25.3 %
Prime numbers generation 75.5 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 58.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 61645.5 millions/s 0 % 30783.6 millions/s 50.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 47578.4 millions/s 0 % 18829.2 millions/s 60.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12500, Core i7-7700K.

Average frames per second Core i5-12500 Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.6 FPS 103.1 FPS
High settings 212.2 FPS 165.0 FPS
Medium settings 265.2 FPS 206.3 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 257.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12500 Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.1 FPS 138.7 FPS
High settings 249.8 FPS 221.9 FPS
Medium settings 312.2 FPS 277.4 FPS
Low settings 390.3 FPS 346.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.2 %
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