Intel Core i5 12500 vs i5 12400
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We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3 GHz Intel Core i5 12500 against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2469 vs 2245 points
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 295 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 1710 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 795 MB/sec | 879.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 71.5 Klines/sec | 65.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 237.9 pages/sec | 223.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 263.4 Mpixels/sec | 275.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 242.7 pages/sec | 225.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.4 images/sec | 49.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 91.2 images/sec | 81.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 16.5 Mpixels/sec | 15.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 61.6 GOps/sec | 58.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 48 GOps/sec | 45.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 72M Primes/sec | 67M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.5M Strings/sec | 22.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12 GBytes/sec | 11.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 237.3 MBytes/sec | 228 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1197 Frames/sec | 1090 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16B Matrices/sec | 15.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.3 PPW | 9.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 156.4 PPW | 150.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 303.3 PPW | 289.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.66 PPW | 2.57 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 12500
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 12400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-24 (MortalMech) | Cinebench 2026 | 295 / 1710 |
| 📘 2024-06-27 (Renni) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 598 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12500 and i5 12400General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-12500 | i5-12400 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 730 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core i5 14500 | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 |
Intel CPU rating (134th and 163rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 117 W | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (97th and 109th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics 770
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 12500 official page | Intel Core i5 12400 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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