Intel Core i5 12500 vs Intel Core i9 12900
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4800)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 18MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500
1805
Intel Core i9 12900
+10%
1988
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500
12471
Intel Core i9 12900
+112%
26454
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500
2032
Intel Core i9 12900
+34%
2727
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500
6066
Intel Core i9 12900
+120%
13396
Blender
Intel Core i5 12500
136
Intel Core i9 12900
+34%
183
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i5-12500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
