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Intel Core i7-4770K vs Intel Core i5-12500H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2013
Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Core i7-4770K
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-12500H
Intel Core i5-12500H

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4770K or Intel Core i5-12500H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4770K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Intel Core i5-12500H has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 12 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    701 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4770K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    421 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    541 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    653 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    909 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    375 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    112 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    538 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    242 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12500H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    144 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    178 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    198 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    103 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000H
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11500H
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 80
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 640
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 13
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12500H and Intel Core i7-4770K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4770K and Intel Core i5-12500H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    84 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 115 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4770K and Intel Core i7-4770K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 9.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Alder Lake H
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4770K and Intel Core i5-12500H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
400
Intel Core i7-4770K
1611
Intel Core i5-12500H

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