i5-12500 vs Celeron N5095

Place in the ranking	1724	606
Place by popularity	31	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Jasper Lake	no data
Power efficiency	16.23	18.25
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	16	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@60Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	20
USB revision	2.0/3.2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	14	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron N5095 2.67

i5-12500 13.01
+387%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron N5095 4080

i5-12500 19911
+388%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.67	13.01
Integrated graphics card	5.57	6.15
Recency	11 January 2021	4 January 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron N5095 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12500, on the other hand, has a 387.3% higher aggregate performance score, 10.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5095 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N5095 and Core i5-12500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.