i5-12450H vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.70
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+10%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking793737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency61.2022.44
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size180 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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 5600U 9.70
i5-12450H 10.67
+10%

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 5600U 15409
i5-12450H 16947
+10%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 5600U 2866
i5-12450H 8178
+185%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 5600U 28347
i5-12450H 35790
+26.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 11308
i5-12450H 11439
+1.2%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 5.38
+34.4%
i5-12450H 7.23

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 5600U 15
i5-12450H 16
+8.6%

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 5600U 1321
i5-12450H 1321

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 5600U 223
i5-12450H 238
+6.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 5600U 2.63
i5-12450H 2.88
+9.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 7.7
i5-12450H 8
+3.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 6858
+14%
i5-12450H 6015

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600U 78
+3.3%
i5-12450H 76

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600U 235
i5-12450H 273
+16%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600U 5773
i5-12450H 7212
+24.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5600U 413
+4.7%
i5-12450H 394

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5600U 1391
i5-12450H 1638
+17.7%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5600U 5205
+1.2%
i5-12450H 5145

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5600U 37816
+12.6%
i5-12450H 33584

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5600U 256
i5-12450H 285
+11.5%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 5600U 1242
i5-12450H 1543
+24.2%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 5 5600U 200
i5-12450H 238
+19%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 5600U 798
+17%
i5-12450H 682

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600U 7232
i5-12450H 8223
+13.7%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5600U 1885
i5-12450H 2250
+19.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 10.67
Integrated graphics card 7.47 4.56
Physical cores 6 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has 63.8% faster integrated GPU, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 5600U and Core i5-12450H.


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