Intel Core i7 10700 vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2020
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-10700
i5-12500
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
192
256
Texture Units
24
16
Raster Operation Units
3
8
Execution Units
24
32
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,244
1,805
Cinebench R23
10,429
12,471
Geekbench 6
1,101
2,032
Geekbench 5
1,243
1,737
Geekbench 6
2,467
6,066
Geekbench 5
7,779
8,674
Blender
176
136
Passmark CPU
2,912
3,680
Passmark CPU
16,630
19,747