AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Intel Core i5-12600HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 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 Z1

Intel Core i5-12600HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs Jan 2022
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3774 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
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1179648x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24599 vs 18670

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	960 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24599 vs 18670

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3774

3772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18670

24599

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1	Intel Core i5-12600HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3774	3772
PassMark - CPU mark	18670	24599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	237	199
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Processor Number		i5-12600HE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 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)