EPYC 9555P vs i5-12600H

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking530not rated
Place by popularity86not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency29.23no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Turin (2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,983

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads16128
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size217 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1744SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P 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 i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.4 GHzno data
Execution Units80no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 64
Threads 16 128
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 360 Watt

i5-12600H has 700% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555P, on the other hand, has 433.3% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-12600H and EPYC 9555P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-12600H is a notebook processor while EPYC 9555P is a server/workstation one.


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