How do the scores compare?

Intel Core 5 315 scores 50.7/100 overall; Intel Core i5-12500H scores 48.4/100. Intel Core 5 315 wins 4 individual spec rows, Intel Core i5-12500H wins 10.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core 5 315 and the Intel Core i5-12500H?

Intel Core 5 315 advantages: 80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm; 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W; 12% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,516 vs 2,250. Intel Core i5-12500H advantages: Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36; 200% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 6 MB; 171% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 35 W; 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6; 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6.

Intel Core 5 315 vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER

Intel

Intel Core 5 315

Intel

Intel Core i5-12500H

54Single-core55.3

35.7Multi-core44.1

93Efficiencyspec-based40.5

—iGPU50.3

37.9Platformspec-based53.8

4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 31510 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 315 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.7 to 48.4. Intel Core i5-12500H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm
67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
12% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,516 vs 2,250

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
200% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 6 MB
171% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 35 W
167% higher threads: 16 vs 6
100% higher cores: 12 vs 6

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
Spec	Intel Core 5 315	Intel Core i5-12500H
Announced	2026	2022
Process	2 nm+80%	10 nm
Base TDP	15 W+67%	45 W
Max TDP	35 W	95 W+171%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
Spec	Intel Core 5 315	Intel Core i5-12500H
Cores	6	12+100%
Performance cores	2	4+100%
Efficiency cores	4	8+100%
Threads	6	16+167%
Base clock	1.5 GHz	2.5 GHz+67%
Boost clock	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz+2%
L3 cache	6 MB	18 MB+200%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
Spec	Intel Core 5 315	Intel Core i5-12500H
iGPU	Intel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)	Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock	2,300 MHz	1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
Spec	Intel Core 5 315	Intel Core i5-12500H
Memory support	LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400	DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory	64 GB	64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 315 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
Spec	Intel Core 5 315	Intel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,516+12%Bottom 51%	2,250Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)	7,454Bottom 23%	10,500+41%Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)	—	1,655Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)	—	13,500Top 45%
PassMark	14,672Bottom 29%	20,236+38%Top 49%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	—	1,175Bottom 43%

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