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Intel Core i5 1335U vs i5 12500H

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1335U
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12500H
Intel Core i5 1335U
Intel Core i5 12500H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1335U with 10-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12500H with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12500H and 1335U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1335U
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1335U
vs
Core i5 12500H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
7587
Core i5 12500H +26%
9527
File compression 703.6 MB/sec 867.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 53.5 Klines/sec 62.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 219.6 pages/sec 235.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 218.9 Mpixels/sec 291 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 207.1 pages/sec 231.7 pages/sec
Background blur 38.2 images/sec 37.7 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 96.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 11.8 Mpixels/sec 13.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1007 & 1034 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U
13813
Core i5 12500H +47%
20249
Integer math 49.7 GOps/sec 70.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 51.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.5M Strings/sec 27.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.7 GBytes/sec 14.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 154.4 MBytes/sec 248.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 819 Frames/sec 1002 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.7B Matrices/sec 14.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3604 & 5384 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1335U
80.21
Core i5 12500H +91%
152.89

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 16.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 505.8 PPW 211.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 920.9 PPW 450 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.35 PPW 3.4 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 1335U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2317 / 7898
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2391 / 7543
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 8190
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Cinebench 202495 / 397
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Intel Core i5 12500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 2026516 / 2644
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 202498 / 660
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-17 (Thien)Cinebench 202499 / 821
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-02 (Praheg)Cinebench 202497 / 748
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-21 (uqi)Cinebench 202492 / 527
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1335U and i5 12500H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-1335U i5-12500H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
Intel CPU rating (191st and 162nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 12
Total Threads 12 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 95 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 640 640
TMUs 40 40
ROPs 20 20
Execution Units 80 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1335U
1.6 TFLOPS
Core i5 12500H +6%
1.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1335U official page Intel Core i5 12500H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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