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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: 98.53

Overall Rank: 585

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
19903

Single Thread Rating: 3695
Samples: 664*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math61,773 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,063 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,395 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,061 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression239,997 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,192 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,096 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,695 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,323
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,376
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,908
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,903
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,185
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 219.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 151.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K
 123.88
Intel Core i9-13900K
 120.17
Intel Core i5-12500
 98.53
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.59
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 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,702
Intel Core i5-12500
 3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,931
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2101328 - May 15 2024
19531
BL2099818 - May 13 2024
18957
BL2099340 - May 12 2024
19721
BL2097907 - May 10 2024
19586
BL2096554 - May 08 2024
20129
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500
 19,903
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 19,416 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,586 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 21,574 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500
 16,592 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500
 20,506 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500
 28,559 (+43.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,741 (+39.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,443 (+37.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 27,217 (+36.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500
 26,710 (+34.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,642 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500
 24,206 (+21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,617
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,267
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,005
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,524
Intel Core i5-12500
 4,211