Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12490F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i5-12490F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12500

Intel Core i5-12490F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6036 vs 5943

Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6036 vs 5943

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12490F

Around 11% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20337 vs 19910

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	20 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3699 vs 3687
PassMark - CPU mark	20337 vs 19910

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12490F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3687

3699

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19910

20337

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6036

5943

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Core i5-12490F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3687	3699
PassMark - CPU mark	19910	20337
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6036	5943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Core i5-12490F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q1'22
Launch price (MSRP)	$232
Place in performance rating	567	568
Processor Number	i5-12500	i5-12490F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	480 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)