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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
68.2Inno Score
VS
I
38.7Inno Score
—Single-core39.6
—Multi-core31.6
73.5Efficiency40.5
—iGPU36
62.9Platform53.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4702 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 68.2 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+33) and platform (+9). 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 AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 41
  • Stronger platform score: 63 vs 54
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 50% higher threads: 24 vs 16
  • 38% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • 76% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 54 W
  • 25% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Intel Core i5-12500H
Announced20262022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W+38%45 W
Max TDP54 W95 W+76%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Intel Core i5-12500H
Cores1212
Performance cores—4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads24+50%16
Base clock2 GHz2.5 GHz+25%
Boost clock5.2 GHz+16%4.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB+33%18 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Intel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock—1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Intel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportLPDDR5XDDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Intel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,250Top 85%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,500Top 78%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,655Top 73%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—13,500Top 66%
PassMark—22,600Top 78%

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