Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Pentium E5200

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12500T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E5200
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Pentium E5200

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500T or Intel Pentium E5200 - 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 i5-12500T has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500T was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Pentium E5200 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5200 was released in Q3/2008.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake S Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-11500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13500T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500T has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12500T is 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Pentium E5200 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5200 is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic Intel Pentium E5200
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i5-12500T Characteristic Intel Pentium E5200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-12500T or Intel Pentium E5200 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Pentium E5200 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic Intel Pentium E5200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
7.50 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-12500T is 35 W, while the Intel Pentium E5200 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic Intel Pentium E5200
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
74 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500T is manufactured in 10 nm and has 25.50 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E5200 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic Intel Pentium E5200
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2008
202 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1674 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
343 (20%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6625 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
626 (9%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2330 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
329 (14%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8911 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
541 (6%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
17170 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
866 (5%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
101 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
458 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
209 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
400 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Pentium E5200
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