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Intel Core i5-12500

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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 ...]

Intel Core i5-12500

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 98.57

Overall Rank:
682nd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
221st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
235th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $202.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19911
Single Thread Rating
3686

Samples: 799*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,820 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,103 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,448 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,090 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,973 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,109 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,686 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i5-12500
19,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,153
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
111.70
Intel Core i5-12500
98.57
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Intel Core i5-12500
3,686
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,566
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2288738 - Dec 20 2024
19824
BL2288651 - Dec 20 2024
19950
BL2288634 - Dec 20 2024
15546
BL2288593 - Dec 20 2024
20399
BL2288513 - Dec 20 2024
20315
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
19,911
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,341 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
24,540 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,576 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
16,593 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
28,474 (+43.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,098 (+36.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
24,553 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12500
23,126 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
21,573 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
20,977 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,873 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,520 (-2.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,916
Intel Core i5-12500
3,842