Ryzen 7 PRO 250 vs i5-12490F
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 250 outperforms Core i5-12490F by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 762 | 695 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 19.05 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 2022 (3 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 163 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 | no data |
| Socket | 1700 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12490F and Ryzen 7 PRO 250.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.55 | 12.34 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 250 has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 712.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i5-12490F and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250.
Note that Core i5-12490F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 250 is a notebook one.
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