i5-12500TE vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	232	821
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)	no data
Power efficiency	38.29	24.75
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE 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	FP8	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 890M

Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.72	9.52
Integrated graphics card	20.72	6.15
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	4 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 138.7% higher aggregate performance score, 236.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

i5-12500TE, on the other hand, has 54.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12500TE in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500TE is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Core i5-12500TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.