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Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-10850K gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i9-10850K and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Furmark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Prime95, MATLAB, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, SuperPi, RealBench, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Valorant
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Last Man Standing
  • Halo Infinite
  • Overwatch
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Death Stranding
  • Borderlands 3
  • Valheim
  • Fallout 76
  • Apex Legends
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Fortnite

   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K or Intel Core i5-12500.


 
Intel Core i5-12500
Intel Core i9-10850K

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-1250056% Core i9-10850K57%
This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10850K is 1% better than Core i5-12500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-1250055% Core i9-10850K56%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite97.299.8
Valorant110.5113.4
Cyberpunk 207761.963.5
Apex Legends103.8106.6
Call of Duty Warzone82.885.1
Overwatch89.591.9
Red Dead Redemption 276.278.3
DOOM Eternal55.256.7
Warzone86.288.5
Assassin's Creed92.895.3
Valheim91.794.1
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i5-1250086% Core i9-10850K36%
To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12500 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core298229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core21822616
Cinbench 20 Single-core715536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core49556318
Cinbench 23 Single-core16721367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1633416820

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core39193074
Multi-Core2286823350

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core16851383
Multi-Core901611578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement dateJanuary 07, 2022April 01, 2020
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1200
Core nameAlder LakeComet Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation1210
Turbo Frequency4.6 MHz5.1 MHz
Frequency3.3 MHz3.6 MHz
Cores610
Threads1220
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography7 nm14 nm
Transistors count10200 millions9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W125 W
Memory typeUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/sDDR4-2933
Max. Memory128 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache18 MB20 MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10850K is 8% better than Core i5-12500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 4 more core than Core i5-12500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12500 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10850K is better: 22
   Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i9-10850K before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-12500 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i9-10850K - all data

•  Cinebench r23 score
•  Cinebench r15 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark


Intel Core i5-12500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-1250PE
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i9-13980HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D


Intel Core i9-10850K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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