Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500H and Intel Core i9-11980HK 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 i9-11980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3480 vs 3282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L1 cache	960 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 10 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3480 vs 3282

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11980HK

Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22891 vs 21287
Around 15% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7139 vs 6198

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB vs 18 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22891 vs 21287
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7139 vs 6198

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3480

3282

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21287

22891

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6198

7139

Name	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i9-11980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	3480	3282
PassMark - CPU mark	21287	22891
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6198	7139

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	11 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$342	$583
Place in performance rating	597	609
Processor Number	i5-12500H	i9-11980HK
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	16	16
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		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.60 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		3.30 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)