Intel Core 5 120F vs Intel Core i5-12500
—Single-core64.8
—Multi-core40.5
47.1Gamingspec-based47.7
2 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120F3 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core 5 120F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120F
- 50% higher Max memory: 192 GB vs 128 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500
- 20% higher Base clock: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
General
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Socket | LGA1700 | LGA1700 |
| Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | 110 W | 117 W+6% |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| Cooler included | — | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 3 GHz+20% |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz+2% |
| L2 cache | 7.5 MB | 7.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,450 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 192 GB+50% | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 5 | 5 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 20 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 5 120F | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,801Top 43% |
| PassMark | — | 19,685Bottom 44% |
| PassMark (single thread) | — | 3,645Top 39% |
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