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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: 97.69

Overall Rank:
956th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
395th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
307th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19734
Single Thread Rating
3651

Samples: 1636*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,631 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math47,966 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,466 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,980 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression237,413 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,205 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,021 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,651 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 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 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,410
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,253
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,935
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,734
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,597
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 173.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.54
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.49
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.88
Intel Core i5-12500
 97.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 62.10
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,599
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,651
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,490
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3348752 - Mar 14 2026
19162
BL3346941 - Mar 13 2026
20792
BL3346863 - Mar 13 2026
19693
BL3344750 - Mar 12 2026
19918
BL3344079 - Mar 12 2026
18018
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 17th of March 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
 19,675 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,597 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 18,784 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12500
 18,535 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,045 (-18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 15,984 (-19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,309 (+23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,256 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,531 (+9.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12500
 20,251 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,507 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,664 (-15.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,443
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,614