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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i5-12500H

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i5-12500H
48.4Inno Score
36Single-core55.3
27.6Multi-core44.1
84.2Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU50.3
27.4Platformspec-based53.8
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U10 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i5-12500H wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.4 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+19) and multi-core (+17). AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 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 7520U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 12% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • Stronger single-core score: 55 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 28
  • 350% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 4 MB
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 200% higher cores: 12 vs 4

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20222022
Process6 nm+40%10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP—95 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores412+200%
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores—8
Threads816+100%
Base clock2.8 GHz+12%2.5 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.5 GHz+5%
L3 cache4 MB18 MB+350%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%2,250+64%Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%10,500+137%Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 13%1,655+41%Bottom 47%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 15%13,500+162%Top 45%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%20,236+127%Top 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,175Bottom 45%

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