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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-12500T is a 6-core, 12-thread desktop processor from the Alder Lake-S series, designed for power-efficient systems. With a 35W TDP and a base clock of 2.0 GHz, boosting to 4.4 GHz, it offers solid multi-threaded performance suitable for general productivity and light content creation. This CPU is a good choice for users prioritizing low power consumption and thermal output over maximum raw performance, often found in small form factor PCs.
Verdict
βIdeal for compact, energy-efficient desktop builds needing reliable performance for daily tasks.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
0.0 pts/W
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
60 FPS
Smooth
Mushkin Blackline 16 GB
N/A
GeIL TUF SUPER LUCE 8 GB
N/A
Apacer AU 4 GB
N/A
KFA2 Hall Of Fame Extreme 16 GB
N/A
GPU Bottleneck & Pairing
These pairings are pre-calculated around 1440p balance so you can move quickly from CPU research to a realistic gaming build.
These pairings work, but the balance penalty is noticeable.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Heavy CPU bottleneck 74%
Estimated CPU limitation of 74% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
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