Intel Core i7 12700H vs i5 12500H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-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.
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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
- Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2409 vs 2122 points
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1009.1 MB/sec | 671.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 87.2 Klines/sec | 86.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 296.1 pages/sec | 210.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 326.6 Mpixels/sec | 299 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 237.7 pages/sec | 229.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 46.7 images/sec | 48 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.3 images/sec | 74.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18 Mpixels/sec | 19.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 93.1 GOps/sec | 74.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 67.1 GOps/sec | 54.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 98M Primes/sec | 60M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34.8M Strings/sec | 29.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 18.1 GBytes/sec | 15.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 309.2 MBytes/sec | 267.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1571 Frames/sec | 1060 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 18.4B Matrices/sec | 15.8B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i5 12500HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700H | i5-12500H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 95 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 640 |
| TMUs | 48 | 40 |
| ROPs | 24 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 80 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 12700H official page | Intel Core i5 12500H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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