Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12700H and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 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 i7-12700H

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700H

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.8x 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3579 vs 3214
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26092 vs 18928

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	17.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3579 vs 3214
PassMark - CPU mark	26092 vs 18928

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm

Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs Jan 2022
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12700H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3579

3214

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26092

18928

Name	Intel Core i7-12700H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3579	3214
PassMark - CPU mark	26092	18928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7110

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12700H	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3+
Launch date	Jan 2022	19 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$502
Place in performance rating	478	498
Processor Number	i7-12700H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	17.5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of threads	20	12
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	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
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	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)