Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i5-1240U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500H and Intel Core i5-1240U 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 i5-1240U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% 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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3462 vs 3092
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21067 vs 12652

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache	960 KB vs 800 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 12.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3462 vs 3092
PassMark - CPU mark	21067 vs 12652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1240U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
5x lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1240U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3462

3092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21067

12652

Name	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i5-1240U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3462	3092
PassMark - CPU mark	21067	12652
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6021

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i5-1240U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	625	637
Processor Number	i5-12500H	i5-1240U
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	800 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	12.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	16	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 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 LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x46AA
Execution Units	80	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
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	28.5 x 19
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	9 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	14
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)