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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 ...]
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 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) i5-12500, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022
CPUmark/$Price: 98.92
Overall Rank: 389
Last Price Change: $202.00 USD (2022-01-01)
Integer Math | 62,070 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 48,313 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 78 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 24 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 12,067 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 235.0 MBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,152 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 16,112 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,721 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,596 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,799 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,678 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,133 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,948 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 21,924 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,981 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,529 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,797 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 14,548 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,199 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 185.00 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 141.75 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 141.01 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 98.92 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 97.87 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 85.08 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 51.05 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 45.75 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,205 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,059 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,847 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,823 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,724 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 3,721 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,358 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,946 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 2,889 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,664 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
BL1781990 - Mar 30 2023 | 19420 | |
BL1780650 - Mar 28 2023 | 19968 | |
BL1778169 - Mar 25 2023 | 20157 | |
BL1776243 - Mar 23 2023 | 21950 | |
BL1776197 - Mar 23 2023 | 21926 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,981 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,751 (-1.2%) | |
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,550 (-2.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,948 (+9.8%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 24,642 (+23.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,582 (+8.0%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 21,414 (+7.2%) | |
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 19,754 (-1.1%) | |
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 20,766 (+3.9%) | |
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 17,156 (-14.1%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 27,822 (+39.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 26,833 (+34.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12500 | 23,266 (+16.4%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,320 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,450 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,437 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,800 | |
Intel Core i9-13900T | 7,708 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,584 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 7,145 | |
Intel Core i9-13900F | 6,937 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 6,769 | |
Intel Core i7-13700K | 6,728 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | 6,699 | |
Intel Core i7-13700KF | 6,624 | |
Intel Core i5-12500 | 4,156 |