Google Tensor vs Intel Core i5-12500H

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Google Tensor CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-12500H
Google Tensor Intel Core i5-12500H

CPU comparison

Google Tensor or Intel Core i5-12500H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Google Tensor has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Google Tensor was released in Q4/2021.

The Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500H was released in Q1/2022.
Google Tensor (3) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Google Tensor (1) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
1 Generation 12
G1 Architecture Alder Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-11500H
Google Tensor G2 Successor Intel Core i5-13500H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Google Tensor has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Google Tensor is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Core i5-12500H has 12 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12500H is at 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Google Tensor Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500H
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 16
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz
2x Cortex-X1
A-Core 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
2.25 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Google Tensor Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500H
Google Tensor AI AI hardware --
Google Edge TPU @ 1.6 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Google Tensor or Intel Core i5-12500H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-G78 MP20 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 13
5 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 4
20 Compute units 80
320 Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-G78 MP20 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Google Tensor can use up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 53.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-12500H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

Google Tensor Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500H
LPDDR5-5500 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
12 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
53.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 9.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 18.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Google Tensor is 10 W, while the Intel Core i5-12500H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Google Tensor Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500H
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Google Tensor is manufactured in 5 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-12500H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 27.00 MB cache.

Google Tensor Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500H
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2021 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 311 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Google Tensor (65%)
Intel Core i5-12500H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Google Tensor (34%)
Intel Core i5-12500H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1043 (62%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1674 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2915 (30%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
9780 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1494 (67%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
2241 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3639 (37%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
9961 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
ARM Mali-G78 MP20 @ 0.76 GHz
1943 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (83%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
102 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
546 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1722 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
14017 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
5688 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
691770 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
612494 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
21625 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1.6 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Google Tensor Intel Core i5-12500H
Google Pixel 6
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Unknown

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