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Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 322. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2022
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Intel Core Ultra 5 322

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Intel Core Ultra 5 322

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12600H or Intel Core Ultra 5 322? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-12600H has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 12 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core Ultra 5 322 has a base frequency of 2.5 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 25 W. Released in Q1/2026.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    12 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    137 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    25 W left arrow 45 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
Intel Core Ultra 5 322 Intel Core Ultra 5 322
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000H left arrow -
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core Ultra Series 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    3.2 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 0
  • Low Power Efficient-cores
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 2
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    80 left arrow -
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1400 MHz left arrow 2300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    640 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core Ultra 5 322 and Intel Core i5-12600H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow -
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow Up to LPDDR5X 7467 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 28 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12600H and Intel Core Ultra 5 322 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    - left arrow 55 W
  • Minimum Assured Power
    - left arrow 12 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 25 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12600H and Intel Core Ultra 5 322, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake H left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    9 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    18 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2026
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow FCBGA2540
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow -
  • Official specification sheet
    - left arrow https://cdrdv2-public.intel.com/851467/Intel-Core-Ultra-Series1-Series2-Series3-Comparison.pdf

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-12600H

Intel Core Ultra 5 322

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 13 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-12600H 3862.137152 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 13 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 258.924 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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