Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

▲ Core i5-12500
BENCHMARKS (3,045)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $249

Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -6%Memory -4%, 1-Core -1%, 2-Core -4%, 4-Core -9%, 8-Core -14%Overclocked Score -6%1-Core -1%, 2-Core -3%, 4-Core -8%, 8-Core -17%, Memory -1%Value & Sentiment -198%User Rating -66%, Market Share -704%, Price -7%, Value -13%Nice To Haves -17%TDP 45%, Cores -70%, Threads -31%, Lithography -2%, Base Clock -13%, Turbo Clock -5%, 64-Core -54%, 64-Core -49%, Age 28%

Average Bench: 98.9% (66^th of 1420)

Based on 3,045 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500

Poor: 93%Average: 98.9% Great: 106%

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

Popular builds with this CPU

Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-12500 averaged just 1.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-12500 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 180Pts

Avg. Dual Core Speed 343Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12500 is just 12.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12500 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,204Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 80.5Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 3,045 samples)

Rank 6698.9%

Min	Avg	Max
71.3	Memory 80.5	91.7
168	1-Core 180	190
314	2-Core 343	368
107% 201 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
564	4-Core 630	689
939	8-Core 991	1,051
99.8% 810 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
1,138	64-Core 1,204	1,249
74.5% 1,204 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

95.5% Outstanding

Memory 74.2

1-Core 171

2-Core 343

102% 196 Pts

4-Core 626

8-Core 958

98% 792 Pts

64-Core 1,210

75% 1,210 Pts

CHN-User, 11 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)

95.1% Outstanding

Memory 73.5

1-Core 184

2-Core 319

102% 192 Pts

4-Core 625

8-Core 970

98% 798 Pts

64-Core 1,220

76% 1,220 Pts

MYS-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

91.1% Outstanding

Memory 78

1-Core 178

2-Core 327

104% 195 Pts

4-Core 600

8-Core 596

80% 598 Pts

64-Core 563

35% 563 Pts

IND-User, 10 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

90.9% Outstanding

Memory 69.2

1-Core 184

2-Core 348

104% 200 Pts

4-Core 603

8-Core 999

98% 801 Pts

64-Core 1212

75% 1212 Pts

GBR-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

88% Excellent

Memory 71.2

1-Core 169

2-Core 330

100% 190 Pts

4-Core 561

8-Core 920

91% 741 Pts

64-Core 1,234

76% 1,234 Pts

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 105%

UFO

Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $110

CPU
Core i5-12500Intel $249Bench 99%, 3,045 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $285Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	948x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $260Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	799x
RTX 3070Nvidia $435Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	461x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $61Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	287x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $45Bench 226%, 56,204 samples	206x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 265%, 43,738 samples	205x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	307x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	173x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $705

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12th generation Alder Lake processor...

Added 21 months ago.

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While the 12400 may be more popular, the better intel UHD iGPU and slightly higher clock speeds make this CPU worthwhile.—Jul '22

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Good

1 month ago.

Actually people are less aware of 12500 and moreover to its power and capability specially of it's iGPU, meanwhile 12400 had been more advertised so is more popular but definitely can't compete with 12500.

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17 months ago.

Intel's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $316	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $28
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $399	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 98.9% (66^th of 1420)

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Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 98.9% (66th of 1420)

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