i5-12500E vs Ryzen 5 5560U
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-12500E outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 793 | 573 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 60.25 | 18.97 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 1 December 2021 (2 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E 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 | FP6 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.55 | 13.03 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.98 | 6.15 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5560U has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
i5-12500E, on the other hand, has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 210.6% faster integrated GPU.
The Core i5-12500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500E is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Core i5-12500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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