CPUEmbeddedReleased 2022

Intel Core i5-12500E

6C/12T · 4.5 GHz · 65 W

The Core i5-12500E is the embedded version of Intel's 12th Gen Core i5-12500 for LGA 1700, introduced in the first quarter of 2022. It uses six Hyper-Threaded Golden Cove performance-cores and no efficient-cores, and is qualified for long-life industrial, medical and retail systems under Intel's embedded use conditions. It supports ECC memory and up to 128 GB of DDR5 or DDR4, suiting edge servers and machine-vision controllers.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i5-12500E
Segment
Embedded
Generation
12th Gen Core
Codename
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Alder Lake
Release date
2022
Price
$225Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock
2.90 GHz
Boost clock
4.50 GHz
TDP (design W)
65 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
7.5 MB
L3 cache
18 MB
Technology (nm)
10 nm
Intel 7

Platform

Socket
FCLGA1700
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 770 (32 EU)
Clock: 1,450 MHz
Memory type
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
2-channel
Memory size
Up to 128 GB
ECC memory
✓ Yes
PCIe
PCIe 5.0 / 4.0 (20 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Covered by Microsoft's supported-processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 under 12th Generation Intel Core i5 processors; Windows 11 26H2 keeps the same hardware requirements. Windows 10 (including the IoT Enterprise editions common on embedded systems) and mainstream Linux distributions are supported, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic x86-64 hardware.

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