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Intel Core i5-12500H

Intel i5-12500H

The Intel Core i5-12500H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and all 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.5 to 4.5 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.8 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 18 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12600H, the 12500H offers base clock for both clusters, a slower clocked iGPU and only "Essentials" vPro support.

Performance

Thanks to the 10 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older Tiger Lake-H CPUs with similar clock speeds (especially like the Core i5-11500H with only 6 cores). Due to the architectural improvements, single-core performance is also better than similar or higher clocked Tiger Lake CPUs. Compared to the i5-12600H, the performance of the 12500H should be similar.

Architecture

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 80 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.3 GHz.

Power consumption

This Core i5 has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W. Its Base power consumption sits at 45 W and its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption isn't supposed to exceed 95 W. A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this one here.

Last but not he least, Intel Core i5-12500H is manufactured on Intel's third-generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

SeriesIntel Alder Lake-P
CodenameAlder Lake-P

Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-P

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Intel Core i9-12900H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800H compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
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Intel Core i5-12600H compare2 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12500H « 1.8 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1280P compare1.3 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1270P compare1.6 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260P compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450H compare1.5 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1250P compare1.2 - 4.4 GHz12 / 16 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240P compare1.2 - 4.4 GHz12 / 16 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1220P compare1.1 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock Rate1800 - 4500 MHz
Level 1 Cache1.1 MB
Level 2 Cache10 MB
Level 3 Cache18 MB
Number of Cores / Threads12 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology10 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketBGA1700
FeaturesThread Director
GPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ( - 1300 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/04/2022

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
53.2 pt (59%)
AMD E1-2100
2.72 -95%
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Intel Core i9-11950H
51.2 -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
51.3 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
51.6 -3%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
51.6 -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
52 -2%
Intel Core i7-1360P
52.4 -2%
Intel Core i9-11900H
52.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
53 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
53.1 0%
Intel Core i5-12500H
53.2
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
53.7 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
54 2%
Intel Core i7-12650H
54.7 3%
Intel Core i7-13620H
56.8 7%
Intel Core i7-12700H
57 7%
Intel Core i7-12800H
57.2 8%
Intel Core i7-12850HX
57.3 8%
Intel Core i7-1370P
57.4 8%
Intel Core i7-13700H
57.6 8%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
79.6 50%
0%
100%
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 11330     avg: 13126     median: 13155 (22%)     max: 14686 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1629     avg: 1677     median: 1681 (74%)     max: 1701 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 627     avg: 648     median: 653 (75%)     max: 656 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4687     avg: 5097     median: 5066 (21%)     max: 5640 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2067     avg: 2139     median: 2103 (22%)     max: 2272 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 240     avg: 244.4     median: 245 (75%)     max: 250 Points
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 44105     avg: 50557     median: 51818 (32%)     max: 54380 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5260     avg: 5406     median: 5383 (64%)     max: 5563 MIPS
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12     avg: 15     median: 15.5 (33%)     max: 16.6 fps
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 385     avg: 442     median: 423 (5%)     max: 520 Seconds
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 223     avg: 246     median: 230 (2%)     max: 288 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4748     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.513 sec
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
13461 Points (29%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 16086     avg: 19319     median: 20415 (55%)     max: 20500 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 82429     avg: 85046     median: 85045.5 (70%)     max: 87662 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
84919 Points (70%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
86520 Points (73%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 15451     avg: 16797     median: 16930 (43%)     max: 17915 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 23099     avg: 24148     median: 24074 (44%)     max: 24943 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8343     avg: 9570     median: 9822 (48%)     max: 10553 Points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1624     avg: 1666     median: 1683 (73%)     max: 1693 points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7962     avg: 10019     median: 10284 (36%)     max: 10828 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1636 points (7%)
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10203 points (32%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 545     avg: 550     median: 551 (1%)     max: 554 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 83229     avg: 83389     median: 83388.5 (79%)     max: 83548 Points
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 214     avg: 238.2     median: 240 (72%)     max: 251 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 267     avg: 278.5     median: 280.5 (65%)     max: 286 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1752     avg: 1787     median: 1785 (69%)     max: 1824 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 59.5     avg: 99.2     median: 99.6 (17%)     max: 132.7 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 76.3     avg: 113.9     median: 126.5 (26%)     max: 134.6 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.45     avg: 17.1     median: 20.6 (17%)     max: 30.6 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 6.46     avg: 10.2     median: 8.8 (11%)     max: 15.3 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 15.7     avg: 20.5     median: 19.5 (22%)     max: 27.1 Points per Watt
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