i5-12500 vs Ryzen 5 4600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
Core i5-12500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.54
+38.1%

Core i5-12500 outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking849622
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency19.1018.26
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 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
SocketFP6FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 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 Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 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 Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
i5-12500 12.54
+38.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
i5-12500 19914
+38.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 4600H 1372
i5-12500 2329
+69.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 4600H 5107
i5-12500 8960
+75.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 12.54
Integrated graphics card 6.04 6.16
Recency 6 January 2020 4 January 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i5-12500, on the other hand, has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, 2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i5-12500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600H and Core i5-12500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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