i5-12500H vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
i5-12500H outperforms Turion II M500 by a whopping 2385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2805 | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Alder Lake-P |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 80 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 13.67 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Turion II M500 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
i5-12500H, on the other hand, has a 2385.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Core i5-12500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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