Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

▲ Core i5-12500
BENCHMARKS (1,542)
MKT (0.1%)
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(2)
BUY • $230

Effective Speed -0%Effective Speed -0%Average Score +1% 1-Core 5%, 4-Core 2%, 2-Core 4%, 8-Core -5%, Memory -2%Overclocked Score +3% 1-Core 6%, 2-Core 6%, 4-Core 5%, 8-Core -3%, Memory 0%Value & Sentiment -275%User Rating -74%, Market Share -1,016%, Price -7%, Value -4%Nice To Haves +8% TDP 40%, Cores -19%, Threads -11%, Lithography 2%, Base Clock -13%, Turbo Clock -1%, 64-Core -15%, 64-Core -14%, Age 106%

Average Bench: 98.3% (34^th of 1358)

Based on 1,542 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500

Poor: 83%Average: 98.3% Great: 108%

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 93%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-12500 averaged just 1.6% 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 Mixed Speed 175Pts

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 337Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12500 is 25.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12500 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 82Pts

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 1,242Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,542 samples)

Rank 3498.3%

Min	Avg	Max
71.6	Memory 82	93.1
151	1-Core 175	187
283	2-Core 337	371
108% 198 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
491	4-Core 616	707
686	8-Core 990	1,094
102% 803 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
747	64-Core 1,242	1,327
83.3% 1,242 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 7 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)

108% Outstanding

Memory 95.8

1-Core 186

2-Core 366

119% 216 Pts

4-Core 644

8-Core 1,017

106% 830 Pts

64-Core 1323

89% 1323 Pts

NLD-User, 6 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)

104% Outstanding

Memory 79.4

1-Core 184

2-Core 356

112% 206 Pts

4-Core 692

8-Core 1111

115% 901 Pts

64-Core 1,298

87% 1,298 Pts

CAN-User, 2 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

101% Outstanding

Memory 87.6

1-Core 179

2-Core 352

113% 206 Pts

4-Core 617

8-Core 1,006

103% 811 Pts

64-Core 1,220

82% 1,220 Pts

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.Core i5-12500,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

86.5% Excellent

Memory 73.1

1-Core 164

2-Core 292

97% 176 Pts

4-Core 535

8-Core 968

94% 752 Pts

64-Core 1,232

83% 1,232 Pts

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Gaming 131%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 125%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B660M DS3H DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12500Intel $230Bench 98%, 1,542 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $469Bench 132%, 241,967 samples	203x
RTX 3060Nvidia $415Bench 98%, 202,912 samples	193x
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 7,688 samples	139x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 285%, 88,416 samples	104x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 241%, 34,409 samples	88x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 206%, 22,614 samples	80x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	132x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 91%, 17,674 samples	89x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 95%, 14,218 samples	74x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $759

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12th generation Alder Lake processor...

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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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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 i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $469	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $535	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $320	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 98.3% (34^th of 1358)

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Average Bench: 98.3% (34th of 1358)

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