Intel Core i5-12500H Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-07

The Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1744 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i5-12500H scores 1,674 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,780 points.

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Name:	Intel Core i5-12500H
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
Architecture:	Alder Lake H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	Intel Core i5-11500H
Successor:	Intel Core i5-13500H

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 Intel Core i5-12500H is 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	12 / 16
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	4x Golden Cove
B-Core:	8x Gracemont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

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:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.30 GHz
Compute units:	80
Shader:	640
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2022

Max. displays:	4
Generation:	13
Direct X:	12.1
Technology:	10 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth:	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	115 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500H is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 27.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	10 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1744
L2-Cache:	9.00 MB
L3-Cache:	18.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

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:	--

Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-12500H have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	103
	Intel Core i3-13100F 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	103
	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	103
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	102
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	102
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	102
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	102

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	559
	Apple M2 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	555
	Apple M2 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	555
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	546
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	545
	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	532
	Intel Core i7-9700K 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	532

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-13500H 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1739
	Intel Core i5-13500HX 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1739
	Intel Core i5-12490F 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1729
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1722
	Intel Core i5-1345U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1720
	Intel Core i5-1340P 12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1710
	Intel Core i5-1335U 10C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1705

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	14067
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	14067
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	14065
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	14017
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	13977
	Intel Core i9-11980HK 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	13977
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	13955

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-12300T 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1686
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1679
	Intel Core i5-13420H 8C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1677
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1674
	Intel Core i5-12500T 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1674
	Intel Core i9-11900T 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1674
	Intel Core i5-1340P 12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1671

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	9824
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	9823
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	9782
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9780
	AMD EPYC 7262 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	9685
	Intel Core i9-11900F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9674
	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9674

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 135H 14C 18T @ 4.60 GHz	2247
	Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	2245
	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	2245
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	2241
	Intel Core i5-1345U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	2240
	Intel Core i7-12800HX 16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz	2239
	Intel Core i7-12850HX 16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz	2239

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10040
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	10012
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9986
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9961
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	9938
	Intel Core i9-7920X 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	9881
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	9867

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	5709
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	5709
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	5697
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	5688
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	5547
	Intel Core i9-11950H 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	5547
	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	5540

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612
	Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611
	Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611
	Intel Core i5-12600HL Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611
	Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-12700T 12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	21720
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	21696
	Intel Xeon D-2796TE 20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz	21673
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	21625
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	21620
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	21604
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz	21532

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
272 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
271 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i5-12500H is a 12th generation processor from Intels Core i5 series. It was launched by Intel in the first quarter of 2022 and is based on the Alder Lake H architecture. The H at the end of the item designation indicates, among other things, that this is a mobile processor that is mainly used in notebooks.

The Intel Core i5-12500H has a total of 12 physical processor cores. These are 4 performance cores (Golden Cove), which have a basic clock frequency of 2.80 gigahertz and whose maximum turbo clock is 4.50 gigahertz. The remaining 8 cores are Gracemont-type efficiency cores that clock at 1.80 gigahertz (base clock) or up to 3.30 gigahertz (max. turbo clock). Core i5-12500H a total of 16 computing threads are available.

The Intel Iris XE Graphics 80 from the Alder Lake architecture is used as the internal graphics unit in the Intel Core i5-12500H. This iGPU was also launched in the first quarter of 2022 and is manufactured using the 10-nanometer process. The base clock frequency of the Intel Iris XE Graphics 80 is 0.40 gigahertz and the maximum dynamic clock frequency is 1.30 gigahertz. As the name suggests, the graphics unit has 80 execution units. The number of shader units is 640 and the Intel Iris XE graphics unit can use up to 32 gigabytes of the RAM installed in the system.

The Intel Core i5-12500H can be operated with up to 64 gigabytes of RAM. Which type can be operated depends on the end device, DDR4 or DDR5 as well as LPDDR4 and LPDDR5 memory are supported. The processor has 2 memory channels with which it achieves a maximum bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

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