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.
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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 ...]

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: 98.58

Overall Rank:
684th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
221st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
235th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19914

Single Thread Rating

3686

Samples: 801*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math	61,820 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,104 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	75 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,448 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,091 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	239,980 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,198 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,110 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,686 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 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

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	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Tower Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500 (Beat i7-11700), 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, WiFi Adapter, RJ-45, HDMI, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro	$594.15 (www.amazon.com)
	DELL Optiplex 3000 Tower Business Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| WiFi \| DVD-RW \| HDMI \| Display Port(Support 4K) \| Windows 11 Pro	$643.49 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 7000 Tower Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500 (Beat i7-11700), 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, WiFi Adapter, Ethernet, KB and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro	$646.47 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 7010 Optiplex Tower, Intel Core i5-12500, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB C, DVDRW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black Desktop	$569.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3000 Tower Business Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 Processor \| 64GB RAM \| 2TB PCIe SSD \| WiFi \| DVD-RW \| HDMI \| Display Port(Support 4K) \| Windows 11 Pro	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i5-12500		19,914
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i5-12500		98.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Intel Core i5-12500		3,686
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2288738 - Dec 20 2024		19824
BL2288651 - Dec 20 2024		19950
BL2288634 - Dec 20 2024		15546
BL2288593 - Dec 20 2024		20399
BL2288513 - Dec 20 2024		20315

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500		19,914
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,344 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,538 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,575 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500		16,602 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500		28,476 (+43.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,098 (+36.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,551 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12500		23,125 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		21,572 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500		20,978 (+5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,874 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,520 (-2.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i5-12500		3,846

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