Intel Core i5-12600HE vs Intel Core i5-1350P Comparison

The Intel Core i5-1350P and Intel Core i5-12600HE occupy the same broad tier of Intel's mobile lineup, yet the recorded data shows a consistent picture across every benchmark in the database. Despite the newer Raptor Lake architecture inside the i5-1350P, the older Alder Lake-based i5-12600HE wins all six head-to-head tests, by margins around 4 percent each time. Both chips sit at the 59th percentile against all CPUs in the database, which makes this comparison less about capability gaps and more about how each processor gets to nearly identical overall standing through different design trade-offs.

FAQ

Q: Which CPU is faster in benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-12600HE wins every head-to-head benchmark in the database. In Cinebench R23 multi-core it scores 17217 against 16514 for the i5-1350P, a lead of roughly 4 percent. The single-core gap is the same story: 2430 versus 2331 in R23.

Q: How much power does each CPU draw?

A: The i5-1350P is rated at a TDP of 28 watts, while the i5-12600HE is rated at 45 watts. The higher power allowance of the HE part is the most plausible explanation for its uniform benchmark advantage.

Q: Do the two chips have the same core counts?

A: Yes. Both are 12-core, 16-thread processors with hybrid Intel designs, both built on Intel's 10 nm process at Intel's own foundry, and both using the Intel BGA 1744 socket.

Q: When was the i5-1350P released and what did it cost?

A: The database records a release date of January 3, 2023, and a launch MSRP of $320. No release date or launch MSRP is recorded for the i5-12600HE.

Q: What integrated graphics do they include?

A: Both include Iris Xe graphics with 80 execution units. The i5-1350P lists it as "Iris Xe Graphics 80EU" and the i5-12600HE as "Iris Xe 80EU", which is a naming difference rather than a meaningful hardware distinction in this dataset.

Q: Where do these CPUs rank overall?

A: Both sit at the 59th percentile versus all CPUs in the database. The i5-1350P has an average benchmark score of 4776, and the i5-12600HE averages 4980.

Architecture Differences

The i5-1350P belongs to Intel's Raptor Lake family, codenamed Raptor Lake-P, while the i5-12600HE is an Alder Lake part, codenamed Alder Lake-H. Raptor Lake is the newer of the two designs, and the i5-1350P's January 2023 release date confirms its position as the later arrival. The i5-12600HE has no release date recorded in the database, though its Core 12th Gen series designation places it in the preceding generation.

Despite the generational gap, the two share a great deal. Both are fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process, both carry 12 cores and 16 threads, and both use the Intel BGA 1744 socket, meaning they are soldered mobile parts rather than socketed desktop chips. Neither supports ECC memory, neither has an unlocked multiplier, and both handle DDR4 or DDR5 across a dual-channel memory bus with PCIe 4.0 and 20 CPU lanes.

The cache hierarchy is where the silicon genuinely diverges. The i5-12600HE pairs a smaller per-core L2 allocation of 1.25 MB with a larger 18 MB shared L3 cache. The i5-1350P inverts that balance: 2 MB of L2 per core, but only 12 MB of shared L3. Raptor Lake's characteristic doubling of secondary cache is visible here, yet the older part retains the edge in the shared pool that benefits multi-threaded workloads. Which approach wins in practice is answered by the benchmarks, and the answer favors the Alder Lake-H chip, though power budget rather than cache layout is the likelier cause.

Clock behavior also differs. The i5-1350P starts from a base clock of 1900 MHz and boosts to 4.70 GHz. The i5-12600HE bases higher at 2.50 GHz but boosts lower, topping out at 4.50 GHz. On paper the newer chip reaches higher peak frequencies; in practice its tighter 28-watt envelope appears to prevent it from converting that advantage into results.

One last asymmetry in the data: the i5-12600HE has a recorded die size of 217 mm², while no die size is recorded for the i5-1350P.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sweep is total. The i5-12600HE wins all six recorded tests, and the margins are strikingly uniform, clustering at roughly 4 percent in every case.

In the multi-core tests, the pattern holds across three Cinebench generations. Cinebench R15 multi-core: 1735 for the i5-12600HE against 1664 for the i5-1350P. Cinebench R20 multi-core: 7231 against 6935. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 17217 against 16514. Each of these is a 4.1 percent deficit for the i5-1350P, an unusually consistent spread for chips with different architectures and cache layouts. Consistency at this level usually points to a single dominant variable, and the TDP difference between a 45-watt and a 28-watt part fits that role.

Single-core results repeat the same shape. R15 single-core reads 244 against 234, R20 single-core reads 1020 against 979, and R23 single-core reads 2430 against 2331, all roughly 4 percent apart. This is notable because single-threaded work is typically where a newer architecture with a higher boost clock should show up. The i5-1350P boosts to 4.70 GHz versus 4.50 GHz for its rival, yet it still trails in every single-threaded test. The recorded data suggests the frequency headroom is not being realized under benchmark loads, likely constrained again by the lower power rating.

Aggregate scores reinforce the picture. The i5-12600HE averages 4980 across the benchmark suite, ahead of the i5-1350P's 4776, yet both land at the 59th percentile against the full database. The i5-12600HE's closest rivals by average score include the Intel Core i7-1375PRE at 4985, the Intel Xeon W-2150B at 4992, the AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C48 at 4967, and the Intel Core i3-12300HE at 4995, all within a fraction of a percent of its standing. The i5-1350P keeps company with the Intel Xeon W-1290E at 4775, the AMD EPYC 7252 at 4772, the Intel Xeon E-2386G at 4799, and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X at 4807, again all within a percent of its average. In short, the two processors inhabit the same performance neighborhood, separated by a small but fully one-sided gap.

Specification Differences

The fields where these two CPUs diverge are few but consequential:

• Architecture: Raptor Lake (Raptor Lake-P) on the i5-1350P versus Alder Lake (Alder Lake-H) on the i5-12600HE.
• Base clock: 1900 MHz on the i5-1350P versus 2.50 GHz on the i5-12600HE.
• Boost clock: 4.70 GHz on the i5-1350P versus 4.50 GHz on the i5-12600HE.
• TDP: 28 watts on the i5-1350P versus 45 watts on the i5-12600HE.
• L2 cache: 2 MB per core on the i5-1350P versus 1.25 MB per core on the i5-12600HE.
• L3 cache: 12 MB shared on the i5-1350P versus 18 MB shared on the i5-12600HE.
• Die size: 217 mm² recorded for the i5-12600HE, no figure recorded for the i5-1350P.
• Series: the i5-12600HE is listed under Core 12th Gen, while no series is recorded for the i5-1350P.
• Release date and launch MSRP: recorded only for the i5-1350P, January 3, 2023 and a launch MSRP of $320.
• Part number: SRMJ5 for the i5-1350P, SRLE5 for the i5-12600HE.
• Integrated graphics naming: Iris Xe Graphics 80EU versus Iris Xe 80EU, functionally the same 80EU configuration in this dataset.

Everything else matches: 12 cores, 16 threads, 10 nm Intel fabrication, BGA 1744 socket, DDR4 and DDR5 support over a dual-channel bus, PCIe 4.0 with 20 CPU lanes, no ECC, locked multipliers, mobile market segment, and active production status for both.

Where Each One Wins

By raw benchmark wins, this is a shutout: the i5-12600HE takes all six tests, and the i5-1350P takes none. If the question is purely which chip renders a Cinebench scene faster, compiles a sustained multi-threaded workload faster, or completes a single-threaded task faster, the recorded data answers with the i5-12600HE every time, by about 4 percent.

The i5-1350P's case rests on efficiency and platform positioning rather than benchmark scores. Its 28-watt TDP is the defining spec: it delivers performance within roughly 4 percent of a 45-watt part across every test in the database, which is the trade a thin-and-light design makes willingly. For thermally constrained chassis where a 45-watt sustained load is unrealistic, the i5-1350P's results at its lower power rating represent the stronger engineering outcome, and its higher 4.70 GHz boost ceiling and doubled per-core L2 cache give it theoretical headroom, even if that headroom does not translate into wins in the current dataset.

The i5-12600HE is the pick where sustained throughput matters and cooling allows its power draw. Its 18 MB shared L3 cache, higher 2.50 GHz base clock, and 45-watt budget add up to across-the-board superiority in every multi-core and single-core measurement recorded. The verdict, then, splits cleanly along system design lines: the i5-12600HE for performance-first mobile builds, the i5-1350P for efficiency-first designs that accept a small, consistent deficit in exchange for a much lower power rating.