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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i9-12900HK

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
49.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i9-12900HK
53.5Inno Score
46.5Single-core60.5
37.1Multi-core51
81.9Efficiencyspec-based40.5
49.7iGPU55.7
49.3Platformspec-based59
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800U13 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12900HK

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i9-12900HK wins this laptop processor face-off, 53.5 to 49.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+14) and multi-core (+14). AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 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 7 5800U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-12900HK

  • Stronger single-core score: 61 vs 47
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 37
  • Stronger iGPU score: 56 vs 50
  • 360% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 25 W
  • 99% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,600 vs 8,851

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Announced20212022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP25 W115 W+360%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Cores814+75%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1620+25%
Base clock1.9 GHz2.5 GHz+32%
Boost clock4.4 GHz5 GHz+14%
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i9-12900HK
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Geekbench 6 (single)1,865Bottom 17%2,450+31%Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,934Bottom 24%12,700+60%Top 40%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,425Bottom 23%1,810+27%Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,851Bottom 32%17,600+99%Top 24%
PassMark17,953Bottom 44%24,954+39%Top 34%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142Bottom 42%1,496+31%Top 42%

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