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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i5-12500H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i5-12500H
48.4Inno Score
46.3Single-core55.3
36.7Multi-core44.1
47.1Efficiencyspec-based40.5
46.3iGPU50.3
49.9Platformspec-based53.8
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H12 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i5-12500H wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.4 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9) and multi-core (+7). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 32% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • Stronger single-core score: 55 vs 46
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 37
  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 46
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 76% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 54 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20212022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP45 W45 W
Max TDP54 W95 W+76%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores612+100%
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1216+33%
Base clock3.3 GHz+32%2.5 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz4.5 GHz+7%
L3 cache16 MB18 MB+13%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%2,250+21%Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%10,500+42%Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420Bottom 22%1,655+17%Bottom 47%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900Bottom 38%13,500+36%Top 45%
PassMark16,345Bottom 35%20,236+24%Top 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%1,175+20%Bottom 45%

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