AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and Intel Core i5-12600HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Intel Core i5-12600HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3920 vs 3772

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3920 vs 3772

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HE

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24599 vs 21763

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	960 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24599 vs 21763

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3920

3772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21763

24599

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i5-12600HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3920	3772
PassMark - CPU mark	21763	24599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$346
Place in performance rating	232	246
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12600HE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	137 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	20,900 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
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
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
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)