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Intel Core i5-12500

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12500 can be found below. 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 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)

Average CPU Mark
rating
19985

Single Thread Rating: 3725
Samples: 545*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,909 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,130 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers77 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,671 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,084 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression240,620 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,129 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,725 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2023.
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 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
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
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
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
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
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
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
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
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
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%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
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