Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

▲ Core i5-12500
BENCHMARKS (2,718)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $231

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -3%Memory -4%, 1-Core 2%, 2-Core -0%, 4-Core -4%, 8-Core -11%Overclocked Score -3%1-Core 2%, 2-Core -0%, 4-Core -4%, 8-Core -14%, Memory -0%Value & Sentiment -263%User Rating -69%, Market Share -991%, Price 12%, Value -5%Nice To Haves -7%TDP 45%, Cores -59%, Threads -26%, Lithography 2%, Base Clock -13%, Turbo Clock -4%, 64-Core -43%, 64-Core -38%, Age 73%

Average Bench: 98.9% (51^st of 1385)

Based on 2,718 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500

Poor: 92%Average: 98.9% Great: 107%

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 15.4%. 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 1,205Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 80.7Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 2,718 samples)

Rank 5198.9%

Min	Avg	Max
70.5	Memory 80.7	92.6
167	1-Core 180	190
309	2-Core 343	368
106% 201 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
565	4-Core 629	689
936	8-Core 990	1,049
99.7% 809 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
1,133	64-Core 1,205	1,251
74.6% 1,205 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

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

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

104% Outstanding

Memory 87.1

1-Core 179

2-Core 359

110% 208 Pts

4-Core 647

8-Core 965

100% 806 Pts

64-Core 1,240

77% 1,240 Pts

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

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

102% Outstanding

Memory 78

1-Core 173

2-Core 345

104% 199 Pts

4-Core 674

8-Core 1,005

104% 840 Pts

64-Core 1,232

76% 1,232 Pts

TUR-User, 13 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

100% Outstanding

Memory 76.7

1-Core 172

2-Core 342

103% 197 Pts

4-Core 661

8-Core 962

101% 811 Pts

64-Core 1,180

73% 1,180 Pts

IND-User, 13 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

67.1% Good

Memory 20.3

1-Core 172

2-Core 313

81% 168 Pts

4-Core 608

8-Core 959

96% 783 Pts

64-Core 1,188

74% 1,188 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 58,832,964 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 102%

UFO

Desktop 105%

UFO

Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $110

CPU
Core i5-12500Intel $231Bench 99%, 2,718 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $345Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	571x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $450Bench 129%, 322,253 samples	528x
RTX 3070Nvidia $568Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	286x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 259%, 105,760 samples	209x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 226%, 43,746 samples	157x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 192%, 29,613 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	234x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 26,507 samples	218x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 15,498 samples	124x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $829

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12th generation Alder Lake processor...

Added 13 months ago.

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 days 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

IND-User

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Good

21 days 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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Average

9 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 $310	Nvidia RTX 3060 $345	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $850	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $161	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $457	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 98.9% (51^st of 1385)

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Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 98.9% (51st of 1385)

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Very good consistency

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