[Comparison] Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-11800H - Rookie vs Veteran

[Comparison] Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-11800H – Rookie vs Veteran

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-11800H - Rookie vs Veteran

From: Severin Kolakov 26 May 2022 / 03:47 | 0

So far, the Core i5-12500H has been a phenomenal chip, at least from the few comparisons that we’ve managed to do. Today, it faces a real challenge, as we are putting it up against the Core i7-11800H, an untamed horse of sorts.

The CPU has shown that it can perform, but cooling is of critical importance. While the Core i7 doesn’t bring flashy new E-cores, it makes up for it with more cache and higher base and boost speeds.

Today we are comparing the Intel Core i5-12500H against the Core i7-11800H.

You can learn more about both chips here: Intel Core i5-12500H / Core i7-11800H

Specs table

	Intel Core i5-12500H	Intel Core i7-11800H
Architecture	Alder Lake H	Tiger Lake H45
Cores / Threads	12/16	8/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	1.80 – 4.70GHz	2.30 – 4.60GHz
Cache	18MB	24MB
Lithography	10nm	10nm
TDP	45W	45W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 (32EU)

CPU benchmarks

The Core i5-12500H overpowers its opponent, scoring 6% higher in Cinebench 20 and is nearly 0.6 seconds quicker in Photoshop.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i5-12500H Acer Nitro 5

14704

Intel Core i7-11800H ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603

14038

Adobe Photoshop

Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)

Intel Core i5-12500H Acer Nitro 5

4.28

Intel Core i7-11800H ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603

4.87

Conclusion

The generational gap in performance from Tiger Lake to Alder Lake is something that we didn’t expect, but are delighted to see. It’s clear that AMD’s domination in recent years really lit a fire under Intel, and they are now properly unleashed, delivering very powerful processors that push the boundaries of mobile performance.