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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: 98.35

Overall Rank:
712th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
233rd fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
239th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19867
Single Thread Rating
3678

Samples: 871*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,757 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,070 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers74 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,457 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,082 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,775 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,188 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,113 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,678 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.
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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,844
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,387
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,560
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i5-12500
19,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
219.60
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
200.79
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K
117.14
Intel Core i5-12500
98.35
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.09
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 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
Intel Core i5-12500
3,678
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2414621 - Feb 14 2025
19432
BL2413754 - Feb 14 2025
21087
BL2412953 - Feb 13 2025
18807
BL2412313 - Feb 13 2025
18208
BL2408164 - Feb 12 2025
14720
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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
19,867
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,260 (-3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
16,048 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
24,508 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
19,556 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
16,505 (-16.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
28,457 (+43.2%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,662 (+39.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
27,082 (+36.3%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
23,426 (+17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12500
23,110 (+16.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
21,562 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
20,733 (+4.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,869
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,600
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,015
Intel Core i5-12500
3,601