CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-12500

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

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Intel

INTEL

Core Ultra 7 255HX

CORE STATE Arrow Lake-HX

CORE SPECS 20 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Arrow Lake

nm

PROCESS 3 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

6,007

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,741

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,125

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

4,862

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

6,023

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

951

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,704

4,350

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

240

614

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

7,101

18,128

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,002

2,559

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

16,909

43,162

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,387

6,093

passmark_data_compression

238,753

548,248

passmark_data_encryption

12,033

41,662

passmark_extended_instructions

16,090

44,240

passmark_find_prime_numbers

75

422

passmark_floating_point_math

48,004

168,930

passmark_integer_math

61,626

132,810

passmark_multithread

19,893

50,739

passmark_physics

1,242

3,062

passmark_random_string_sorting

23,523

66,420

passmark_single_thread

3,666

4,645

passmark_singlethread

3,666

4,645

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-12500

Ultra 7 255HX

Core Specs

Cores

6

20 +233.3%

Threads

12

20 +66.7%

Base Clock (GHz)

3

2.4 -20.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.6

5.2 +13.0%

Frequency (GHz)

3

2.4 -20.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.6

5.2 +13.0%

Multiplier

30

24 -20.0%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

192 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

3 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

18 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

55 -15.4%

PL1

65W

55 W

PL2

117W

160 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Arrow Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Arrow Lake-HX

Generation

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-HX)

Process Size

10 nm

3 nm

Transistors

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17,800 million

Die Size

163 mm²

243 mm²

Foundry

Intel

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

102.4 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel BGA 2114

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

WM880, HM870

PCIe

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

—

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 12

E-Core Frequency

—

1800 MHz up to 4.5 GHz

AI/NPU

NPU

—

Yes / 13 TOPS

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$212

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Part Number

SRL5V

SRVFG

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-BGA

Tj Max

100°C

105°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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