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Comparing Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i5-12500T

Comparison of video cards Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i5-12500T in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i5-12500T

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  • Performance per watt
    35 W left arrow 65 W
    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Core i5-12500T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Core i9-12900 left arrow Intel Core i5-12500T
Family Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i5
CPU group Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 12 left arrow 12
Predecessor Intel Core i9-11900 left arrow Intel Core i5-11500T
Successor Intel Core i9-13900 left arrow Intel Core i5-13500T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i5-12500T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 16 / 24 left arrow 6 / 12
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
Hyperthreading / SMT Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Core i5-12500T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
Execution units 32 left arrow 32
Shader 256 left arrow 256
Max. GPU Memory 64 GB left arrow 64 GB
Max. displays 3 left arrow 3
Generation 11 left arrow 11
Direct X 12 left arrow 12
Technology 10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Release date Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Core i5-12500T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP8 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP9 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
AV1 Decode left arrow Decode
AVC Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VC-1 Decode left arrow Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Core i5-12500T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 128 GB left arrow 128 GB
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s left arrow 76.8 GB/s
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
PCIe 5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i9-12900 or Intel Core i5-12500T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 35 W
TDP (PL2) 202 W left arrow 74 W
Tjunction max. 100 \xc2\xb0C left arrow 100 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Core i5-12500T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Chip design Monolithic left arrow Monolithic
Socket LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
L2-Cache 14.00 MB left arrow 7.50 MB
L3-Cache 30.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
Architecture Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
Release price 489 $ left arrow 202 $
Documents Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet

Benchmarks

Real tests Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i5-12500T

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors.

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