12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Processor
Manufacturer-published desktop processor specifications with visible source links and verification dates.
At a glance
- Launch period
- Architecture
- Alder Lake
- CPU configuration
- 6 cores12 threads
- Maximum boost
- 4.6 GHz
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
Before you upgrade
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- Motherboard and BIOS
This CPU lists FCLGA1700. Match the exact processor against your motherboard manufacturer's CPU support list. Check the board model, revision and required BIOS version before buying or replacing the processor.
- Display connection
The published graphics specification lists Intel® UHD Graphics 770. Check your motherboard's display outputs and the supported monitor connection before relying on integrated graphics.
- Memory you can reuse
Published memory support: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s / Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. DDR4 and DDR5 modules are not interchangeable. Choose the generation supported by your exact motherboard. Check its supported kit list and population rules before reusing existing modules.
Manufacturer guidance
Hardware specifications
Core configuration
- Architecture
- Alder Lake
- Process
- Intel 7
- Total cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
Clocks and cache
- Performance-core base clock
- 3 GHz
- Maximum boost clock
- 4.6 GHz
- L2 cache
- 7.5 MB
- L3 cache
- 18 MB
Platform and memory
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Memory types
- Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s / Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
- Memory channels
- 2
- Maximum memory
- 128 GB
- PCIe generation
- 5.0 and 4.0
- PCIe lanes
- 20
Power and thermals
- Processor base power
- 65 W
- Maximum turbo power
- 117 W
- Maximum operating temperature
- 100 °C
Integrated graphics
- Integrated graphics
- Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Evidence record
Sources and verification
Specifications for Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Processor were checked against the official manufacturer sources listed here. Last verified .
Values are manufacturer-published specifications and may change after a manufacturer revision.
- Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Processor specifications
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Where to buy
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Processor
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Intel Core i5-12500 boxed processor
Part number: BX8071512500
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