AMD Ryzen 3 7330U vs Intel Core i5-12500H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 7330U and Intel Core i5-12500H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

Intel Core i5-12500H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2359296x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3463 vs 3029
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21072 vs 11005

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	960 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3463 vs 3029
PassMark - CPU mark	21072 vs 11005

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12500H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3029

3463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11005

21072

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i5-12500H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3029	3463
PassMark - CPU mark	11005	21072
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6021

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i5-12500H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	4 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	687	622
Launch price (MSRP)		$342
Processor Number		i5-12500H
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics (Vega 4)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)