i7-12800HE vs Ryzen 5 6600H
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-12800HE outperforms Ryzen 5 6600H by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 651 | 313 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.76 | 39.47 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP7 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 660M | Iris Xe 96EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.22 | 19.48 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 14 |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Ryzen 5 6600H has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
i7-12800HE, on the other hand, has a 59.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.
The Core i7-12800HE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 6600H and Core i7-12800HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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