Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i5-11500H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500H and Intel Core i5-11500H 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 i5-12500H

Intel Core i5-11500H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3463 vs 3041
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21072 vs 16010

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L1 cache	960 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3463 vs 3041
PassMark - CPU mark	21072 vs 16010

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500H

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11500H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3463

3041

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21072

16010

Name	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i5-11500H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3463	3041
PassMark - CPU mark	21072	16010
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6021

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i5-11500H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	11 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$342	$250
Place in performance rating	622	618
Processor Number	i5-12500H	i5-11500H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	16	12
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x9A60
Execution Units	80	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	50 x 26.5
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.40 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.90 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	20
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)