i5-12500 vs Pentium U5600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium U5600
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.39
Core i5-12500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.54
+3115%

Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium U5600 by a whopping 3115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3013620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.0418.16
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81+114 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors384 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA1288FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency500 MHz1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Pentium U5600 0.39
i5-12500 12.54
+3115%

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.

Pentium U5600 624
i5-12500 19915
+3092%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 12.54
Integrated graphics card 0.77 6.16
Recency 9 January 2011 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium U5600 has 261.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12500, on the other hand, has a 3115.4% higher aggregate performance score, 700% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium U5600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium U5600 and Core i5-12500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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