Intel Core i5-12490F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12490F and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 i5-12490F

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12490F

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3731 vs 3394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3731 vs 3394

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25849 vs 20506
Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7120 vs 5956

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 480 KB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 20 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25849 vs 20506
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7120 vs 5956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12490F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3731

3394

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20506

25849

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5956

7120

Name	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
PassMark - Single thread mark	3731	3394
PassMark - CPU mark	20506	25849
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5956	7120

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	Q1'22	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	555	559
Processor Number	i5-12490F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000456
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Base frequency		3.4 GHz
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	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Sockets supported		AM4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Number of USB ports		4.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)