i5-12500H vs A6-7000

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Aggregate performance score

A6-7000
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.66
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.77
+1986%

Core i5-12500H outperforms A6-7000 by a whopping 1986% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2756556
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency3.5427.90
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 June 2014 (10 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFT3FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 GraphicsIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
iGPU core count3no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-7000 0.66
i5-12500H 13.77
+1986%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-7000 1010
i5-12500H 21067
+1986%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 13.77
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 45 Watt

A6-7000 has 164.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12500H, on the other hand, has a 1986.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i5-12500H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7000 in performance tests.


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