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Intel Core i5-12500T

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12500T 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 i5-12500T Good for Gaming?

This is an old 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 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) i5-12500T, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 80.77

Overall Rank:
1280th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
617th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
394th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
16315
Single Thread Rating
3440

Samples: 811*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math53,463 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math41,318 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers60 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting18,985 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption9,797 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression188,855 KBytes/Sec
Physics952 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions12,689 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,440 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 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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Machines with this CPU (or similar)

HP Pro 400 G9 Mini Computer, Intel Core i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD HP Pro 400 G9 Mini Computer, Intel Core i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD $835.98
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HP Pro 400 G9 Mini Computer, Intel Core i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD HP Pro 400 G9 Mini Computer, Intel Core i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD $819.99
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HP Pro Mini 400 G9 Desktop Computer, Intel i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD HP Pro Mini 400 G9 Desktop Computer, Intel i5-12500T, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $835.97
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HP Desktop Computer Tower PC, Intel i5-12500T 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD HP Desktop Computer Tower PC, Intel i5-12500T 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD $899.99
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HP Desktop Computer Tower PC, Intel i5-12500T 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD HP Desktop Computer Tower PC, Intel i5-12500T 6-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $799.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
34,288
Apple M4 10 Core
23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,648
Intel Core i5-12500T
16,315
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,119
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K
126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
81.19
Intel Core i5-12500T
80.77
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 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
4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,485
Intel Core i5-12500T
3,440
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 i5-12500T
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3764013 - Oct 07 2026
15620
BL3763863 - Oct 07 2026
16712
BL3757972 - Oct 04 2026
15937
BL3757235 - Oct 03 2026
17283
BL3755644 - Oct 03 2026
16487
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500T
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500T
16,315
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12500T
19,681 (+20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500T
19,620 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500T
19,537 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500T
18,824 (+15.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12500T
20,101 (+23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12500T
18,503 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T
19,475 (+19.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-12500T
13,860 (-15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-12500T
12,982 (-20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-12500T
12,242 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T
14,649 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500T
14,108 (-13.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500T Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,055
Intel Core i5-12500T
3,086