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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: 97.79

Overall Rank:
881st fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
340th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
292nd fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19753
Single Thread Rating
3653

Samples: 1418*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,562 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math47,919 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers74 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,404 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,971 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression237,415 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,219 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,010 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,653 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 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 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,561
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,422
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,753
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,513
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.43
Intel Core i5-12400F
 126.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 118.68
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.40
Intel Core i5-12500
 97.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,653
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3034400 - Nov 07 2025
21432
BL3033650 - Nov 07 2025
20990
BL3031570 - Nov 06 2025
17047
BL3028963 - Nov 05 2025
20978
BL3028873 - Nov 05 2025
21055
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,753
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,697 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,513 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 18,789 (-4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,070 (-18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 15,997 (-19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,369 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,548 (+9.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,500 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,379 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,522 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,356 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 20,409 (+3.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,484
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,427
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,640