i5-12500H vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 28 Watt
22.35
+68.4%
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.27

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Core i5-12500H by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking231559
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency75.5427.91
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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 speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate54 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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
SocketFP8FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4AIntel® 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 AI 9 HX 370 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 AI 9 HX 370 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 AI 9 HX 370 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890MIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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 AI 9 HX 370 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 AI 9 HX 370 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 AI 9 HX 370 22.35
+68.4%
i5-12500H 13.27

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 AI 9 HX 370 35501
+68.5%
i5-12500H 21074

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 AI 9 HX 370 16380
+24.8%
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 AI 9 HX 370 3410
+61.4%
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 AI 9 HX 370 305
+25.6%
i5-12500H 243

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 14562
+41.8%
i5-12500H 10272

Blender(-)

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 147
i5-12500H 238
+61.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 2072
+26.6%
i5-12500H 1637

7-Zip Single

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 6117
+13.8%
i5-12500H 5377

7-Zip

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 81370
+56.5%
i5-12500H 51985

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 293
+7.7%
i5-12500H 272

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.35 13.27
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 68.4% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12500H in performance tests.


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