Compare Intel Core i5 12500H Vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Should you use Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i7 6700HQ? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i5 12500H is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i5 12500H has a Base frequency of 3.3 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has a base frequency of 2.6 GHz and 64 GB memory.

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Power
Fabrication process	10 nm	14 nm
TDP	45 W	45 W
Max. temperature	100°C	100°C

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Intel Core i7 6700HQ

General
Vendor	Intel	Intel
Released	January 4, 2022	September 1, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
instruction set	x86-64	x86-64
Codename	Alder Lake-H	Skylake
Model number	i5-12500H	i7-6700HQ
Socket	BGA-1744	BGA-1440
Integrated GPU	Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	HD Graphics 530

Performance
Cores	12	4
Threads	16	8
Base Frequency	3.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	33x	26x
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 Cache	1280K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	18MB (shared)	6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No

IGPU
Integrated Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1300 MHz	1050 MHz
Shading Units	640
TMUs	40
ROPs	20
Execution Units	80
TGP	15 W

Memory
Memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Size	64 GB	64 GB
Max. Memory Channels	2	2

Misc
PCI Express Version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	28	16
Official page	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/96141/intel-core-i512500h-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-50-ghz.html	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/88967/intel-core-i7-6700hq-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-50-ghz.html

Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)	1693	907
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)	14679	4225
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)	1672	839
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)	9986	3331
iGPU FLOPS	1.41 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Intel Core i5 12500H has been announced on January 2022 whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has been announced on September 2015. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Memory Comparison: Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i5 12500H has a memory size of 64 GB while Intel Core i7 6700HQ comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Intel Core i5 12500H has 12 cores with 16 threads whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has 4 cores with 16 threads. Intel Core i5 12500H has base frequency of 3.3 GHz whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQhas base frequency of 2.6 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

Intel Core i5 12500H has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9986 compare to Intel Core i7 6700HQ with a score of 3331.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i5 12500H and Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

Intel Core i5 12500H has a higher base frequency of 3.3 GHz compared to Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 2.6 GHz base frequency.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

Intel Core i7 6700HQ has 4 cores which is higher than Intel Core i5 12500H that has 12 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i7 6700HQ in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i7 6700HQ are Dell Inspiron 7559 (Y567503HIN9) Laptop (6th Gen Intel Ci7/ 16GB/ 1TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph), Acer Predator G9-591 (NX.Q0ASI.001) Notebook (6th Gen Ci7/ 16GB/ 1TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph).

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