i5-12500H vs Ryzen 5 4600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.48
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.25
+56.3%

Core i5-12500H outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking901569
Place by popularitynot in top-10035
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency53.5027.87
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i5-12500H. 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+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

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

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U 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 Ryzen 5 4600U 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 Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 4600U 8.48
i5-12500H 13.25
+56.3%

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 4600U 13466
i5-12500H 21040
+56.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 4600U 1089
i5-12500H 2112
+93.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600U 176
i5-12500H 243
+38.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 5591
i5-12500H 10272
+83.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 4600U 402
+68.9%
i5-12500H 238

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 1105
i5-12500H 1637
+48.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 4600U 4247
i5-12500H 5377
+26.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 4600U 34854
i5-12500H 51985
+49.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 4600U 199
i5-12500H 272
+36.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.48 13.25
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600U has 200% lower power consumption.

i5-12500H, on the other hand, has a 56.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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


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

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