No, Intel Core i5-12500H does not have 12 cores. It has 10 cores.
No, Intel Core i5-12500H does not have 12 cores. It has 10 cores.
Hey, I see what's confusing you. The Intel site says the i5-12500H has 12 cores split into Performance and Efficient cores. That means it’s designed with two different sets of cores for different tasks.
It contains 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The limit to just 16 threads comes from the fact that E-cores aren't hyper-threaded. That means (4 core / p-core) + (8 core / e-core) equals 16 threads. Are you finding the P/E core setup confusing? Yes, Intel Ark is the official page for all their hardware details.
This chip features 4 high-performance cores labeled "P" that are hyperthreaded, adding 8 threads. It also includes 8 efficiency cores labeled "E," which are less powerful and not hyperthreaded, contributing another 8 threads. Combined, it provides a total of 12 CPU cores. Additionally, there are 16 threads overall from the P and E cores.