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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 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: 98.63

Overall Rank: 575

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
19923

Single Thread Rating: 3697
Samples: 654*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,779 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,433 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression240,224 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,193 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,113 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,697 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,328
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,911
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,923
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,183
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.80
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.09
Intel Core i5-12500
 98.63
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.71
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 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,703
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,697
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
BL2086349 - Apr 25 2024
17334
BL2084785 - Apr 23 2024
16745
BL2082389 - Apr 20 2024
19769
BL2082264 - Apr 20 2024
20407
BL2082261 - Apr 20 2024
20497
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,923
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,422 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,911 (+10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,593 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,567 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,645 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,577 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 20,523 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
 28,562 (+43.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,746 (+39.3%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,434 (+37.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,234 (+36.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500
 26,707 (+34.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,972
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,261
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,998
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,516
Intel Core i5-12500
 4,216