i5-12500H vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
20.53
+54.9%
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.25

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i5-12500H by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275569
Place by popularitynot in top-10035
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.73no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency15.5427.87
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X 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+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X 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 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.3 GHz
Execution Units-80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 9 3900X 20.53
+54.9%
i5-12500H 13.25

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 9 3900X 32613
+55%
i5-12500H 21040

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 9 3900X 14889
+13.4%
i5-12500H 13126

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 3900X 3049
+44.4%
i5-12500H 2112

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 9 3900X 207
i5-12500H 243
+17.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 3900X 10498
+2.2%
i5-12500H 10272

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 3900X 162
i5-12500H 238
+46.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 3900X 1250
i5-12500H 1637
+30.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 3900X 5316
i5-12500H 5377
+1.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 3900X 80935
+55.7%
i5-12500H 51985

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 3900X 225
i5-12500H 272
+20.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.53 13.25
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 54.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

i5-12500H, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12500H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Core i5-12500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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