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.

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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 ...]

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: 98.66

Overall Rank: 568

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

Average CPU Mark

19930

Single Thread Rating: 3698
Samples: 648*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math	61,777 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,081 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,440 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	240,200 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,698 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 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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	2023 Dell OptiPlex 3000 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500 up to 4.6GHz (Beat i7-11700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, Ethernet, WiFi Adapter, KB& Mouse, Windows 11 Pro	$629.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3000 Tower Business Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD \| WiFi \| DVD-RW \| HDMI \| Display Port(Support 4K) \| Windows 11 Pro	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3000 Tower Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi, DVD-RW, HDMI, Display Port(Support 4K), Windows 11 Pro	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor - Black	$641.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Small Form Factor with 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 \| 256GB SSD \| 16 GB Memory \| Windows 11 Pro License Included, Black	$722.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i5-12500		19,930
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i5-12500		98.66
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i5-12500		3,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2077323 - Apr 13 2024		20644
BL2077297 - Apr 13 2024		20826
BL2075738 - Apr 11 2024		20476
BL2075732 - Apr 11 2024		20830
BL2074298 - Apr 10 2024		20392

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500		19,930
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,424 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12500		21,911 (+9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,600 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		21,570 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,647 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500		16,575 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500		20,523 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500		28,571 (+43.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,749 (+39.2%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,432 (+37.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,248 (+36.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500		26,705 (+34.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i5-12500		4,220

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

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