The Intel Core i5-12500 is a desktop processor that has 6 cores and 12 threads, thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading technology. It uses the Alder Lake-S architecture and the Intel 7 lithography. It has a base clock speed of 3 GHz and a max turbo frequency of 4.6 GHz. It also has an integrated graphics unit, the Intel UHD Graphics 770, with 32 execution units and a max dynamic frequency of 1.45 GHz. The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 watts and a maximum turbo power of 117 watts. It supports up to 128 GB of DDR4 or DDR5 memory and up to 20 PCI Express lanes. It is compatible with the LGA1700 socket and the 600-series chipset.