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 ...]

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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: 97.69

Overall Rank:
935th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
376th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
306th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19734

Single Thread Rating

3651

Samples: 1562*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math	61,604 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,947 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,442 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,974 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,342 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,210 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,013 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,651 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12500		19,734
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.60
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.25
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.65
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i5-12500		97.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12500		3,651
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3257460 - Feb 02 2026		20229
BL3252068 - Jan 30 2026		21395
BL3250702 - Jan 30 2026		21055
BL3247886 - Jan 28 2026		19199
BL3247260 - Jan 28 2026		21326

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500		19,734
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,684 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,577 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500		18,802 (-4.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12500		18,546 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12500		16,043 (-18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12500		15,982 (-19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,326 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,243 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		21,544 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12500		20,257 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500		16,337 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500		20,367 (+3.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,421
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,389
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,216
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core i5-12500		3,622

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