Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Phenom X3 8850

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Phenom X3 8850 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 i5-12500

AMD Phenom X3 8850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 3 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
Around 84% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
Around 25% 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
9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs October 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8850

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Phenom X3 8850
PassMark - Single thread mark	3675
PassMark - CPU mark	19852
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6030

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	AMD Phenom X3 8850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Toliman
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$232
Place in performance rating	552	not rated
Processor Number	i5-12500
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of threads	12
Die size		285 mm
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	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
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
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 770
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
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
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™)