Intel Core i5-12500H vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500H and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 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 i5-12500H

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500H

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 88% 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
Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3462 vs 2866
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21067 vs 16078

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	960 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3462 vs 2866
PassMark - CPU mark	21067 vs 16078

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3462

2866

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21067

16078

Name	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3462	2866
PassMark - CPU mark	21067	16078
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6021

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	19 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	625	687
Processor Number	i5-12500H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO
OPN Tray		100-000000581
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	16	16
Base frequency		2.0 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
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6
Execution Units	80	8
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics base frequency		2000 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
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	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	8
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)