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Intel logo Core i5-12500
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Intel logo Core i3-7300

Intel Core i5-12500 logo Intel Core i3-7300 logo
General information Core i5-12500 Core i3-7300
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3 GHz 25 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 51 W 21.5 %
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
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-12500 Core i3-7300
Overall Score 59893 0 % 41369 30.9 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 57 % 33.7 %
Benchmark Score 12868 0 % 2929 77.2 %
Single Thread Score 3691.3 0 % 2383.9 35.4 %
Encrypting Data 11940.4 MB/s 0 % 1496.5 MB/s 87.5 %
Compressing Data 233.4 MB/s 0 % 59.8 MB/s 74.4 %
String objects sorting 23395 thousand/s 0 % 7772.8 thousand/s 66.8 %
Prime numbers generation 75.8 millions/s 0 % 15 millions/s 80.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 62205.4 millions/s 0 % 13672.8 millions/s 78 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 48495.6 millions/s 0 % 8551.3 millions/s 82.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12500, Core i3-7300.

Average frames per second Core i5-12500 Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.6 FPS 77.6 FPS
High settings 212.2 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 265.2 FPS 155.1 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 193.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.5 %

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 i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.0 FPS 123.4 FPS
High settings 249.7 FPS 197.5 FPS
Medium settings 312.1 FPS 246.8 FPS
Low settings 390.1 FPS 308.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.9 %
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