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.

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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: 98.54

Overall Rank: 583

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

Average CPU Mark

19904

Single Thread Rating: 3696
Samples: 662*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500

Integer Math	61,770 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,061 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,403 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,063 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	240,027 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,192 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,098 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,696 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th 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

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	Dell Optiplex 3000 Tower Business Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD \| WiFi \| DVD-RW \| HDMI \| Display Port(Support 4K) \| Windows 11 Pro	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2023 Dell OptiPlex 3000 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Hexa-Core i5-12500 up to 4.6GHz (Beat i7-11700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, Ethernet, WiFi Adapter, KB& Mouse, Windows 11 Pro	$629.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor - Black	$709.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Small Form Factor with 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500 \| 256GB SSD \| 16 GB Memory \| Windows 11 Pro License Included, Black	$689.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-12500 3.0GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$809.41 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i5-12500		19,904
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i5-12500		98.54
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
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 12th 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		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i5-12500		3,696
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2097907 - May 10 2024		19586
BL2096554 - May 08 2024		20129
BL2095024 - May 06 2024		18470
BL2094962 - May 06 2024		19329
BL2094831 - May 06 2024		20554

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500		19,904
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500		19,417 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,586 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		21,573 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12500		16,599 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12500		20,523 (+3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12500		28,561 (+43.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,741 (+39.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,441 (+37.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12500		27,216 (+36.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12500		26,708 (+34.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,641 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500		24,262 (+21.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500 Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-12500		4,211

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500

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