AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Intel Core i5-12600HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 and Intel Core i5-12600HX 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3756 vs 3634
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3756 vs 3634

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HX

  • 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 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24096 vs 18933
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 24096 vs 18933

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3756
3634
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18933
24096
Name AMD Ryzen Z1 Intel Core i5-12600HX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3756 3634
PassMark - CPU mark 18933 24096

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Intel Core i5-12600HX

Essentials

Launch date May 2023 10 May 2022
Place in performance rating 298 287
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $284
Processor Number i5-12600HX
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

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 4.60 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
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8 FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0

Graphics

Execution Units 32
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 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)