Intel Core i5-12500H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HS
14.18
+1.6%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Core i5-12500H by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking451461
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codenameCezanne-HS (Zen 3)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years old)January 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HS 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

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.

Ryzen 9 5900HS 14.18
+1.6%
i5-12500H 13.96

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Core i5-12500H by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 9 5900HS 21782
+1.6%
i5-12500H 21442

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Core i5-12500H by 2% in Passmark.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 5900HS 2041
i5-12500H 2112
+3.5%

Core i5-12500H outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HS by 3% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 5900HS 237
i5-12500H 243
+2.5%

Core i5-12500H outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HS by 3% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.18 13.96
Physical cores 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900HS and Core i5-12500H. The differences in performance seem too small.


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