Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

▲ Core i5-12500
BENCHMARKS (62)
MKT (0.1%)
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$220

Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average Score +2% 1-Core 6%, 4-Core 3%, 2-Core 6%, 8-Core -7%, Memory -0%Overclocked Score +3% 1-Core 7%, 2-Core 8%, 4-Core 5%, 8-Core -3%, Memory -1%Value & Sentiment -546%User Rating -70%, Market Share -2,133%, Price 16%, Value 4%Nice To Haves +∞% TDP 45%, Cores -19%, Threads -6%, Lithography 7%, Base Clock -17%, Turbo Clock -1%, 64-Core -12%, 64-Core -17%, Age ∞%

Average Bench: 99.4% (25^th of 1337)

Based on 62 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500

Poor: 74%Average: 99.4% Great: 109%

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 92%

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-12500 averaged just 0.5% 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 174Pts

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 337Pts

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12500 is 35.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12500 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 1,173Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 84.6Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)

Rank 2599.4%

Min	Avg	Max
74.6	Memory 84.6	92.9
131	1-Core 174	186
275	2-Core 337	370
109% 199 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
346	4-Core 617	700
418	8-Core 950	1,085
100% 783 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
436	64-Core 1,173	1,330
78.7% 1,173 Pts

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

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

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)

107% Outstanding

Memory 92.3

1-Core 185

2-Core 336

114% 205 Pts

4-Core 656

8-Core 1,024

107% 840 Pts

64-Core 1,315

88% 1,315 Pts

TUR-User, 3 hrs ago.Core i5-12500,

CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

107% Outstanding

Memory 89.8

1-Core 185

2-Core 340

113% 205 Pts

4-Core 669

8-Core 1,009

108% 839 Pts

64-Core 1,312

88% 1,312 Pts

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

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

101% Outstanding

Memory 78.9

1-Core 182

2-Core 351

110% 204 Pts

4-Core 660

8-Core 1,087

111% 874 Pts

64-Core 1314

88% 1314 Pts

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

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)

99.8% Outstanding

Memory 78.9

1-Core 177

2-Core 353

109% 203 Pts

4-Core 647

8-Core 1,001

105% 824 Pts

64-Core 1297

87% 1297 Pts

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B660M DS3H DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12500Intel $220Bench 99%, 62 samples	11x

GPU
UHD Graphics 770IntelBench 5%, 39 samples	6x
GeForce RTX 3060 TiNvidiaBench 132%, 59,252 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,237,858 samples	4x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)WD $177Bench 268%, 3,534 samples	3x
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TBBench 99%, 8,705 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $59Bench 106%, 241,458 samples	2x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 90%, 6,906 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 86%, 16,808 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 20,381 samples	3x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $397

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $295	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $184	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11600K $250	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 99.4% (25^th of 1337)

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Intel BX8071512500

Core i5-12500

Average Bench: 99.4% (25th of 1337)

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