Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core i5 12500E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 265 with 20 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
+84%
2991
Intel Core i5 12500E
1625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
+147%
19830
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
265
Processor Number
-
FCLGA-1851
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
182 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
243 mm²
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
12
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
20
Total Core Count
6
20
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24
Multiplier
29
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
7.5 MB
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1950 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
