Intel Core i5-12500H
VS
Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i5-12500H
VS
Intel Core i7-11800H

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i5-12500H and Intel Core i7-11800H? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Intel Core i5-12500H
Name
Intel Core i7-11800H
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
Intel Core i 12000H
CPU group
Intel Core i 11000H
Intel Core i5
Family
Intel Core i7
12
Generation
11
Intel Core i5-11500H
Predecessor
--
--
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i5-12500H or Intel Core i7-11800H? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.50 GHz
Frequency
2.30 GHz
12
CPU Cores
8
4.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.60 GHz
16
CPU Threads
16
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (8 Cores)
3.40 GHz
3.20 GHz
Turbo (12 Cores)
no data
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
4x Golden Cove
A core
--
8x Gracemont
B core
--
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i5-12500H or Intel Core i7-11800H. 

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.45 GHz
13
Generation
11
12.1
DirectX Version
12
80
Execution units
32
640
Shader
256
4
Max. displays
3
10 nm
Technology
10 nm
Q1/2022
Release date
Q2/2021
64 GB
Max. GPU Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-3200
no data
Max. Memory
128 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
No
no data
PCIe version
4.0
no data
PCIe lanes
20

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR5-5200
Memory type
no data
64 GB
Max. Memory
no data
No
ECC
no data
2
Memory channels
no data
4.0
PCIe version
no data
28
PCIe lanes
no data

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

100 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
35 W
45 W
TDP (PL1)
45 W
115 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

18.00 MB
L3-Cache
24.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
10 nm
Alder Lake H
Architecture
Tiger Lake H
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
BGA 1744
Socket
BGA 1787
Q1/2022
Release date
Q2/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
9.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
--
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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