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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: 98.73
Overall Rank: 423
Last Price Change: $202.00 USD (2022-01-01)
Integer Math | 62,109 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 48,326 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 77 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 23,602 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 12,061 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 240,496 KBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,139 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 16,117 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,722 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,602 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,805 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,667 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,103 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,959 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 21,891 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,943 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,508 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,796 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 14,540 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,149 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 227.63 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 162.74 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 147.04 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 118.05 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 98.73 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 85.10 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 61.69 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 46.86 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,203 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,056 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,846 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,821 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 3,722 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,719 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,359 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,945 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 2,889 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,664 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
BL1827921 - May 27 2023 | 19866 | |
BL1826905 - May 26 2023 | 20251 | |
BL1825118 - May 23 2023 | 15976 | |
BL1821860 - May 19 2023 | 21072 | |
BL1821824 - May 19 2023 | 20519 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,943 | |
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,533 (-2.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 24,689 (+23.8%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,642 (+8.5%) | |
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,738 (-1.0%) | |
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 20,727 (+3.9%) | |
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 17,043 (-14.5%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 27,838 (+39.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 26,827 (+34.5%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,931 (-0.1%) | |
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,751 (-1.0%) | |
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,721 (-1.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,624 (-1.6%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,232 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9,111 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,480 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,438 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,804 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,598 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 7,190 | |
Intel Core i9-13900T | 6,888 | |
Intel Core i7-13700K | 6,796 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 6,790 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | 6,774 | |
Intel Core i5-13600KF | 6,727 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 4,127 |