Ryzen 3 7440U vs Core i5-12500H

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	505	not rated
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Alder Lake-P	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)	Phoenix-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	217 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U 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 Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible	AMD Radeon 740M
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
Execution Units	80	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12500H and Ryzen 3 7440U.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	28	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

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