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Intel Core i5-12500

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12500 can be found below. 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 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 ...]

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: 98.64

Overall Rank: 558

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
19924

Single Thread Rating: 3699
Samples: 628*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,756 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,060 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,475 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,061 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,998 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,100 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,699 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2024.
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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2063570 - Mar 28 2024
21118
BL2062101 - Mar 26 2024
18884
BL2060440 - Mar 24 2024
21546
BL2059955 - Mar 24 2024
21039
BL2057716 - Mar 21 2024
20167
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
19,924
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,431 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
21,913 (+10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
24,611 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
21,572 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,653 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
16,604 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500
20,526 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
28,597 (+43.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,745 (+39.2%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,409 (+37.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,255 (+36.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500
26,717 (+34.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,866
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,408
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,182
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,797
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,548
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i5-12500
4,221