Intel Core i5-12500HL vs Intel Core i3-1120G4

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Intel Core i5-12500HL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1120G4
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i3-1120G4

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500HL or Intel Core i3-1120G4 - 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 Intel Core i5-12500HL has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500HL was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 was released in Q4/2020.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
12 Generation 11
Alder Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500HL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).
Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
12 Cores 2
16 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove		 A-Core 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
13 GPU Generation 11
10 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 4
80 Compute units 48
640 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12

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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12500HL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes 4
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12500HL has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i3-1120G4 is 15 W.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down 7 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500HL has a 27.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1120G4 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1526
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 309 $
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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.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.10 GHz
845 (52%)

Devices using this processor
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