i5-14500 vs i7-12700H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
16.43
Core i5-14500
2024
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.14
+22.6%

Core i5-14500 outperforms Core i7-12700H by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking405281
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.62
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAlder Lake-Sno data
Power efficiency34.5529.32
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2020
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data154 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size217 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1744FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.4 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units9632

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i7-12700H 16.43
i5-14500 20.14
+22.6%

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.

i7-12700H 26094
i5-14500 31994
+22.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-12700H 8876
i5-14500 9388
+5.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-12700H 54647
+3.7%
i5-14500 52699

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-12700H 14044
i5-14500 15233
+8.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-12700H 3.3
+12.4%
i5-14500 3.71

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-12700H 28
i5-14500 29
+4.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-12700H 2605
+7%
i5-14500 2435

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-12700H 256
i5-14500 273
+6.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-12700H 3.06
i5-14500 3.31
+8.2%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-12700H 14.8
+19.4%
i5-14500 12.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-12700H 8231
+4%
i5-14500 7912

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-12700H 146
+5.5%
i5-14500 138

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-12700H 298
i5-14500 318
+6.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-12700H 12125
+15%
i5-14500 10543

Blender(-)

i7-12700H 214
i5-14500 223
+4.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-12700H 1755
i5-14500 1898
+8.1%

7-Zip Single

i7-12700H 5762
i5-14500 6198
+7.6%

7-Zip

i7-12700H 61959
+13%
i5-14500 54851

WebXPRT 3

i7-12700H 298
+7%
i5-14500 278

CrossMark Overall

i7-12700H 1826
+12.4%
i5-14500 1625

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i7-12700H 258
i5-14500 262
+1.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i7-12700H 392
i5-14500 396
+1.1%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i7-12700H 13118
+23.2%
i5-14500 10644

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i7-12700H 2486
i5-14500 2583
+3.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.43 20.14
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

i7-12700H has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i5-14500, on the other hand, has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core i5-14500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12700H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-12700H is a notebook processor while Core i5-14500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-12700H and Core i5-14500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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