Intel Core i5-12500H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-12500H features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 12 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-12500H, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1744 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-12500H
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 12000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 12

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.8 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 16
Cores A: 4x Golden Cove
Cores B: 8x Gracemont
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.8 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.8 GHz
A-Core Frequency Turbo: 4.5 GHz
B-Core Frequency Turbo: 3.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-12500H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-12500H uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake), which has 640 texture shaders and 80 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.3 GHz
Execution units: 80
Shaders: 640
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 13
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500H is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 18.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 9.0 MB
L3-Cache: 18.0 MB
Architecture: Alder Lake H
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: 311 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
21792
21792
Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 1.4 GHz
21720
21720
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
21625
21625
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
21620
21620
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
21452
21452

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
9986
9986
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
9961
9961
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
9766
9766
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
9744
9744

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
9824
9824
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
9823
9823
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
9780
9780
AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
9685
9685
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
9674
9674

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
8640
8640
Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
8640
8640
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
8620
8620
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
7745
7745
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
7740
7740

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
2272
2272
Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
2264
2264
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
2241
2241
Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
2240
2240
Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.0 GHz
2239
2239

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
1674
1674
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
1674
1674
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
1674
1674
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
1674
1674
Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
1674
1674

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-12500HL
12C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1611
1611
Intel Core i5-12600HL
12C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1611
1611
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
1611
1611
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1611
1611
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
1611
1611