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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 an old 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: 97.43

Overall Rank:
1060th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
464th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
332nd fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19682
Single Thread Rating
3645

Samples: 1904*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,591 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math47,947 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers72 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,484 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,971 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression236,997 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,191 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,019 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,645 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,287
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,821
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,682
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,120
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K
 126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 103.82
Intel Core i5-12500
 97.43
Intel Core i9-13900K
 92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,595
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,672
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,645
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,557
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3749959 - Sep 30 2026
20940
BL3740581 - Sep 26 2026
20945
BL3735225 - Sep 23 2026
18667
BL3735011 - Sep 23 2026
13088
BL3734958 - Sep 23 2026
13329
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,682
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,620 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,539 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 18,825 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12500
 18,503 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 15,924 (-19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,215 (+23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,187 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,487 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,359 (+8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12500
 20,101 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,475 (-1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 17,649 (-10.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
 12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
 12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,052
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,585