i5-12500H vs Athlon II N330
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Alder Lake-P |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II N330 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 1.1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 117.5 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 234 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II N330 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 80 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon II N330 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
i5-12500H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N330 and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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