Intel Core i5 12600HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 255H with 16 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4800)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (28W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
2346
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+20%
2823
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
10523
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
+48%
15662
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-HX
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-12600HX
Processor Number
255H
BGA-1744
Socket
FCBGA-2049
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 140T
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
6
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
20
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2250 MHz
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
45 W
Power Consumption
-
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
28
