Intel Core i5-12450H vs AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450H and AMD Ryzen 3 5425U 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.

Intel Core i5-12450H

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
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
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3378 vs 2921
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16997 vs 11317

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	640 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3378 vs 2921
PassMark - CPU mark	16997 vs 11317

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3378

2921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16997

11317

Name	Intel Core i5-12450H	AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3378	2921
PassMark - CPU mark	16997	11317
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12450H	AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Jan 2022	6 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	718	715
Processor Number	i5-12450H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Ryzen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000586
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	640 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	12	8
Base frequency		2.7 GHz
Die size		180 mm²
Transistor count		10700 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A3
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1600 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)