Core i3-1215U vs i5-12500H
Description
Both models i3-1215U and i5-12500H are based on Alder Lake architecture.
Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i5-12500H gets 225.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1.2 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i5-12500H gets 225.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1.2 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906a4
906a3
Core
Alder Lake-H
Alder Lake-H
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/8
12/16
TDP
15 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
4x1280/2x2048 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
18432 kB
Date
April 2022
February 2022
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
58.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
225.65k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
6.95k
6.93k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
16.28k
18.76k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.49k
9.46k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
8.17k (x0.82)
TOTAL
43.67k
43.33k (x0.99)
Multithread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
14.97k
18.04k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
51.01k
66.78k (x1.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.47k
37.55k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.59k
6.08k (x0.71)
TOTAL
105.05k
128.45k (x1.22)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
20.87k
21.93k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
20.74k
18.79k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.32k
10.5k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.32k
8.11k (x0.97)
TOTAL
61.26k
59.33k (x0.97)
Multithread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
45.12k
61.07k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
60.59k
86.08k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.48k
41.08k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.06k
6.02k (x0.43)
TOTAL
148.26k
194.25k (x1.31)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
21.11k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
19.61k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
9.53k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
7.72k (x0.96)
TOTAL
53.83k
57.97k (x1.08)
Multithread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
61.44k (x1.72)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
93.66k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
40.09k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
6.01k (x0.48)
TOTAL
129.6k
201.2k (x1.55)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
22.61k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
17.73k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
9.63k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
8.4k (x0.82)
TOTAL
80.34k
58.37k (x0.73)
Multithread
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
85.49k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
94.93k (x1.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
39.15k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
6.08k (x0.63)
TOTAL
185.6k
225.65k (x1.22)
Performance/W
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
2110 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
870 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
135 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
5014 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
5025 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
2139 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
1867 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
12971 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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