Core i5-12500H vs i5-8500
Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-12500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-12500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906a3
906ea
Core
Alder Lake-H
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/16
6/6
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
9216 kB
Date
February 2022
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
307.52k 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
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
4.19k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
17.38k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
5.46k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
11.92k (x1.46)
TOTAL
43.33k
38.96k (x0.9)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
27.67k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
94.07k (x1.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
29.05k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.39k (x0.72)
TOTAL
128.45k
155.18k (x1.21)
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
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
15.22k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
22.02k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
5.75k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
12.17k (x1.5)
TOTAL
59.33k
55.17k (x0.93)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
87.78k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
126.73k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
32.93k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
4.22k (x0.7)
TOTAL
194.25k
251.65k (x1.3)
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
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
15.21k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
22.94k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
5.54k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
11.39k (x1.48)
TOTAL
57.97k
55.07k (x0.95)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
79.52k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
107.78k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
31.89k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
13.37k (x2.22)
TOTAL
201.2k
232.55k (x1.16)
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
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
27.36k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
24.27k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
5.69k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
11.77k (x1.4)
TOTAL
58.37k
69.09k (x1.18)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
144.77k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
129.04k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
29.53k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.18k (x0.69)
TOTAL
225.65k
307.52k (x1.36)
Performance/W
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
16850 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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