Intel Core i5-12500T

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12500T 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 i5-12500T Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12500T 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 i5-12500T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 74 W

Cache Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 7.5 MB, L3: 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) i5-12500T, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 82.80

Overall Rank: 627

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

Average CPU Mark

16725

Single Thread Rating: 3553
Samples: 151*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500T

Integer Math	54,839 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	42,185 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	19,439 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,029 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	194,873 KBytes/Sec
Physics	924 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,976 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,553 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2023.
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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	Dell Optiplex 3000 MFF Business Desktop, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500T, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Displayport, RJ-45, Wired Keyboard&Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$749.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) 2 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Micro PC - Black	$659.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) 2 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Micro PC - Black	$594.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) 2 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Micro PC - Black	$748.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 MFF Micro Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500T 6-Core up to 4.40 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11 Pro	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,543
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,409
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,716
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Intel Core i5-12500T		16,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,417
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.88
Intel Core i5-12500T		82.80
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,944
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i5-12500T		3,553
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1957745 - Nov 29 2023		18745
BL1956467 - Nov 27 2023		12730
BL1952234 - Nov 22 2023		18011
BL1949064 - Nov 18 2023		15201
BL1947894 - Nov 16 2023		17061

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500T
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500T		16,725
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,461 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,988 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,679 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500T		20,650 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		14,359 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500T		28,701 (+71.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,906 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,680 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,589 (+17.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12500T		19,530 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		18,106 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T		17,442 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500T Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,389
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,206
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i5-12500T		3,598

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500T

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