Intel Core i5-12500T

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12500T 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12500T Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12500T 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 i5-12500T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 74 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) i5-12500T, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 82.14

Overall Rank:
834th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
292nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
279th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

16593

Single Thread Rating

3498

Samples: 290*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500T

Integer Math	54,398 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,960 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	61 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	19,128 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,010 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	193,366 KBytes/Sec
Physics	942 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,905 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,498 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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

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	Dell OptiPlex 7020 MFF Mini PC 7000 Micro Form Factor Business Desktop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500T (Beat i7-11700T), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, KB and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro	$723.45 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 MFF Business Desktop Computer, 7000 Micro Form Factor Mini PC, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500T (Beat i7-11700T), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth, RJ-45, Windows 11 Pro	$629.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 MFF 7000 Series Micro Form Factor Mini Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500T (Beat i7-11700T), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, RJ-45, Windows 11 Pro	$745.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 MFF Mini PC 7000 Micro Form Factor Business Desktop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500T (Beat i7-11700T), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, RJ-45, Type-C, HDMI, Windows 11 Pro	$653.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 MFF 1.2L Micro Form Factor Business Desktop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500T (Beat i7-11700T), 64GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro	$808.00 (www.amazon.com)

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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 i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Intel Core i5-12500T		16,593
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 i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i5-12500T		82.14
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
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i5-12500T		3,498
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 i5-12500T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2286661 - Dec 19 2024		15617
BL5081724 - Dec 18 2024		19333
BL5081722 - Dec 18 2024		19346
BL5081718 - Dec 18 2024		18057
BL2275645 - Dec 13 2024		18463

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500T
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500T		16,593
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,341 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,911 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,576 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		13,389 (-19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500T		28,474 (+71.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,873 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,520 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,387 (+16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5-12500T		17,510 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		17,338 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		14,396 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		14,240 (-14.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500T 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 i5-12500T		3,286

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