Intel Core i5-12500H

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12500H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-12500H Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 12 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12500H 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 ...]

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Intel Core i5-12500H

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 4.5 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, NA Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

TDP Up: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to )

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500H, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 66.65

Overall Rank:
700th fastest in multithreading out of 5060 CPUs
366th fastest in single threading out of 5060 CPUs
139th fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $311.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20729

Single Thread Rating

3433

Samples: 2293*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12500H

Integer Math	72,218 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	52,565 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,160 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,832 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	254,898 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,020 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,071 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,433 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12500H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of April 2025.
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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	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-57Y8 Gaming Laptop \| Intel Core i5-12500H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB Gen 4 SSD \| Killer Wi-Fi 6 \| Backlit Keyboard	$700.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-527S Gaming Laptop \| Intel Core i5-12500H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Killer Wi-Fi 6 \| RGB Keyboard	$790.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-525P Gaming Laptop \|Core i5-12500H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Killer Wi-Fi 6 \| Backlit Keyboard	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX707ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray	$900.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,905
Intel Core i5-12500H		20,729
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,143
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,813
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,716
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,619

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-12500H		66.65
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.13
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12500H		3,433
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12500H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2545047 - Apr 10 2025		14245
BL2544410 - Apr 10 2025		19205
BL2543750 - Apr 10 2025		23468
BL2540232 - Apr 08 2025		19372
BL2540037 - Apr 08 2025		23038

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12500H
As of 12th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12500H		20,729
Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		16,525 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i5-12600HX vs Intel Core i5-12500H		24,058 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		21,474 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		17,682 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i5-1340P vs Intel Core i5-12500H		18,804 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-1350P vs Intel Core i5-12500H		19,100 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		25,853 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i5-13600H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		23,265 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i5-12500H		22,244 (+7.3%)
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-12500H		22,129 (+6.8%)
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i5-12500H		21,897 (+5.6%)
Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i5-12500H		16,831 (-18.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12500H Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,072
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,816
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,809
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,788
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,558
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,167
Intel Core i5-12500H		2,410

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