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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-12500H
48.4Inno Score
48.4Single-core55.3
36.8Multi-core44.1
81.9Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU50.3
52.9Platformspec-based53.8
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U8 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 48.4. 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 7 7730U

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • Stronger single-core score: 55 vs 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 37
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,500 vs 7,013
  • 27% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,500 vs 10,654

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20232022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP—95 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1616
Base clock2 GHz2.5 GHz+25%
Boost clock4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB18 MB+13%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%2,250+14%Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%10,500+50%Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,655+14%Bottom 47%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654Bottom 43%13,500+27%Top 45%
PassMark16,909Bottom 39%20,236+20%Top 50%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,175Bottom 45%

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