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AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
50Inno Score
VS
I
38.7Inno Score
46.2Single-core39.6
31.5Multi-core31.6
65.4Efficiency40.5
88iGPU36
58.8Platform53.8
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS6 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 50 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+52) and efficiency (+25). Intel Core i5-12500H 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 8645HS

  • Stronger Single-core score: 46 vs 40
  • Stronger efficiency score: 65 vs 41
  • Stronger iGPU score: 88 vs 36
  • Stronger platform score: 59 vs 54
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 76% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 54 W
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 13% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 16 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W+22%45 W
Max TDP54 W95 W+76%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores612+100%
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1216+33%
Base clock4.3 GHz+72%2.5 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz+11%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB18 MB+13%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz+100%1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,520+12%2,250
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,30010,500+2%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,700+3%1,655
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,00013,500+4%
PassMark24,300+8%22,600

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