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Core i5 12500T

Intel desktop processor · Core i 12th gen · launched January 2022

Launch price
$202
≈ $228 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
6 / 12
18 MB L3 cache
Rated power
35 W
up to 74 W turbo

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i5 12500T launched at $202 in 2022. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $228 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 13% rise over 4 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2022 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 12th gen
LaunchedJanuary 2022
Launch price$202 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1700
Cores / threads6 / 12
Base clock2 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz
L3 cache18 MB
Rated power35 W (base power), up to 74 W
Integrated graphicsUHD 770
Tier5-series

The Intel 5-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i5 11600T2021$213$260—
Core i5 11500B2021———
Core i5 12600K2021$289$353219
Core i5 12600KF2021$264$322221
Core i5 124002022$202$228152
Core i5 12400F2022$192$217154
Core i5 12400T2022$202$228—
Core i5 125002022$202$228153
Core i5 12500T2022$202$228—
Core i5 126002022$223$252164
Core i5 12600T2022$223$252—
Core i5 12490F2022———
Core i5 13600K2022$319$361299
Core i5 13600KF2022$294$332286
Core i5 134002023$221$240192
Core i5 13400F2023$196$213195

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