Intel Core i5-12600H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

Core i5-12600H vs Core Ultra 7 256V comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 256V performs better than the Core i5-12600H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12600H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-12600H has significantly more cores than the Core Ultra 7 256V. Indeed, the Core i5-12600H has 12 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core Ultra 7 256V. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 256V. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-12600H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 256V has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 256V has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-12600H. Despite this, the Core i5-12600H has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12600H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.