i5-12500H vs EPYC 74F3

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 74F3
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
38.92
+188%
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.52

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Core i5-12500H by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking78558
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.55no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency15.0627.91
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,900no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+Intel 7 nm
Die size4x 81 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 74F3 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 EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TiB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 74F3 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 EPYC 74F3 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 EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12820

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.

EPYC 74F3 38.92
+188%
i5-12500H 13.52

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.

EPYC 74F3 60666
+188%
i5-12500H 21074

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.92 13.52
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 16
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 45 Watt

EPYC 74F3 has a 187.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i5-12500H, on the other hand, has 433.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12500H in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 74F3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 74F3 and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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