Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-12400

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3499 vs 1793
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19176 vs 6637

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 10 January 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3499 vs 1793
PassMark - CPU mark	19176 vs 6637

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3499

1793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19176

6637

Name	Intel Core i5-12400	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3499	1793
PassMark - CPU mark	19176	6637
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		101.686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5962
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$221
Place in performance rating	629	800
Processor Number	i5-12400
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Base frequency		2 GHz
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692 / 0x4682
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	Not included
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)