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Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12500 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]
Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770
Class: Desktop
Socket: LGA 1700
Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz
Cores: 6 Threads: 12
Typical TDP: 65 W
TDP Up: 117 W
Cache Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 7.5 MB, L3: 18 MB
Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)
Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022
CPUmark/$Price: 98.94
Overall Rank: 501
Last Price Change: $202.00 USD (2022-01-01)
Integer Math | 61,909 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 48,130 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 77 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 23,671 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 12,084 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 240,620 KBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,195 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 16,129 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,725 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-13900K | 59,539 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,407 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,713 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,608 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,030 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,927 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,985 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,381 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,779 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,404 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,198 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 212.95 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 153.83 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 140.19 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 117.30 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 104.46 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 98.94 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 84.87 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 32.53 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,649 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,186 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,049 | |
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,942 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,841 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 3,725 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,708 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,360 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,939 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,662 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
BL1963598 - Dec 06 2023 | 19426 | |
BL1963577 - Dec 06 2023 | 19260 | |
BL1963428 - Dec 06 2023 | 20400 | |
BL1963398 - Dec 06 2023 | 19062 | |
BL1960436 - Dec 02 2023 | 21194 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,985 | |
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,465 (-2.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,927 (+9.7%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 24,652 (+23.4%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,596 (+8.1%) | |
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,669 (-1.6%) | |
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 16,725 (-16.3%) | |
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 20,650 (+3.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 28,705 (+43.6%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 27,793 (+39.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 26,755 (+33.9%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 23,202 (+16.1%) | |
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,129 (+5.7%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,214 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9,074 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,574 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,424 | |
Intel Core i9-14900KF | 8,421 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | 8,227 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 7,896 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | 7,838 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,810 | |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX | 7,602 | |
Intel Core i7-13790F | 7,544 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,519 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 4,233 |