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Intel logo Core i5-12500
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Intel logo Core i5-2500

Intel Core i5-12500 logo Intel Core i5-2500 logo
General information Core i5-12500 Core i5-2500
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3 GHz 9.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 19.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-12500 Core i5-2500
Overall Score 59894 0 % 40411 32.5 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 21 % 75.6 %
Benchmark Score 12869 0 % 2667 79.3 %
Single Thread Score 3718.2 0 % 1707 54.1 %
Encrypting Data 12049.9 MB/s 0 % 1038.9 MB/s 91.4 %
Compressing Data 235.1 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 72.2 %
String objects sorting 23476.2 thousand/s 0 % 8985.5 thousand/s 61.7 %
Prime numbers generation 75.8 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 68.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 61769 millions/s 0 % 14568.1 millions/s 76.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 48347.4 millions/s 0 % 7502.2 millions/s 84.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12500, Core i5-2500.

Average frames per second Core i5-12500 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.6 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 212.2 FPS 119.6 FPS
Medium settings 265.2 FPS 149.5 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 186.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12500 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.3 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 250.0 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 312.5 FPS 243.7 FPS
Low settings 390.7 FPS 304.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 22 %
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