Ryzen 5 8645HS vs i5-12600K

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12600K
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
18.09
+21.6%

Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 5 8645HS by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking357499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation42.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency13.2030.15
Architecture codenameAlder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date27 October 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 4.0no data
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size215.25 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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
SocketFCLGA1700FP8
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon 760M
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 8645HS.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i5-12600K 18.09
+21.6%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 14.88

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.

i5-12600K 27691
+21.6%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 22775

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-12600K 15722
+11.9%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 14055

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-12600K 4.73
Ryzen 5 8645HS 3.29
+43.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-12600K 2555
+22%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 2094

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.

i5-12600K 275
+1.9%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 270

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-12600K 12.8
+16.4%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 11

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-12600K 148
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 122

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-12600K 334
+18.5%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 282

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-12600K 6239
Ryzen 5 8645HS 6695
+7.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-12600K 12797
+35.8%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 9420

Blender(-)

i5-12600K 190
Ryzen 5 8645HS 241
+27.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-12600K 1904
Ryzen 5 8645HS 1915
+0.6%

7-Zip Single

i5-12600K 5944
Ryzen 5 8645HS 6190
+4.1%

7-Zip

i5-12600K 64260
+15.6%
Ryzen 5 8645HS 55608

WebXPRT 3

i5-12600K 293
Ryzen 5 8645HS 295
+0.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.09 14.88
Integrated graphics card 6.15 15.00
Recency 27 October 2021 6 December 2023
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

i5-12600K has a 21.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8645HS, on the other hand, has 143.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8645HS in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-12600K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8645HS is a notebook one.


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