Intel Core i5-12500H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500H and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 9 6900HS

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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3480 vs 3298

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	3480 vs 3298

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23712 vs 21296
Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6852 vs 6198

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23712 vs 21296
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6852 vs 6198

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3480

3298

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21296

23712

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6198

6852

Name	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3480	3298
PassMark - CPU mark	21296	23712
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6198	6852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3+
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	596	607
Processor Number	i5-12500H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
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	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	16	16
Base frequency		3.3 GHz
Die size		208 mm²
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	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6
Execution Units	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics max frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
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	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	20
PCI Express revision		4.0
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
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)