Intel Core i5 12500
- Cores: 6
- L3 cache: 18MB (shared)
- TDP: 65 W (max. boost up to 117 W)
- Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i5 12500 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1700 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3000 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4600 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 18 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770.
Review
Compare Intel Core i5 12500 with other CPUs
Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of Intel Core i5 12500 in benchmarksCinebench
GeekBench v6
| File compression | 795 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 71.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 237.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 263.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 242.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 91.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 16.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
| Integer math | 61.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 48 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 72M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 237.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1197 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 156.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 303.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.66 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Core i5 12500 technical specificationsGeneral
| Vendor | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-12500 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 |
| AMD Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Successor | - Intel Core i5 14500 |
Intel CPU rating - 134th place
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking - 97th place
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W |
See also: Intel UHD Graphics 770 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i5 12500
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 12500 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |
| Technologies | - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit |