Intel Core i5 12500H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12500H with 12-cores against the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500H
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version β 4.0
- Newer - released 1 year later
- 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2180 vs 1850 points
- 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 867.4 MB/sec | 604.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 62.8 Klines/sec | 53.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 235.5 pages/sec | 109.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 291 Mpixels/sec | 175.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 231.7 pages/sec | 194.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 37.7 images/sec | 32.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 96.1 images/sec | 47.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 13.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 70.7 GOps/sec | 58.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 51.4 GOps/sec | 32.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 56M Primes/sec | 46M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 27.7M Strings/sec | 21M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 14.5 GBytes/sec | 12.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 248.2 MBytes/sec | 204.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1002 Frames/sec | 712 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.6B Matrices/sec | 14.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.6 PPW | 8.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 211.7 PPW | 125.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 450 PPW | 303 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.4 PPW | 2.17 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 12500H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Ryoji) | Cinebench 2026 | 516 / 2644 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Ryoji) | Cinebench 2024 | 98 / 660 |
| π 2024-12-17 (Thien) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 821 |
| π 2024-11-02 (Praheg) | Cinebench 2024 | 97 / 748 |
| π 2024-09-21 (uqi) | Cinebench 2024 | 92 / 527 |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-21 -> mayankdhami | Cinebench 2024 | 77 / 451 |
| π 2025-10-14 (Juuhana) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1851 / 7626 |
| π 2025-10-14 (Juuhachi) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1851 / 7436 |
| π 2025-10-12 (Juu) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1888 / 7373 |
| π 2025-05-03 (bluntking) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 451 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12500H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 12, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 3 (Cezanne) |
| Model number | i5-12500H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core i5 11500H |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H | - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H |
Intel CPU rating (#162nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#151st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 33x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 95 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | FP6 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 105Β°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Shading Units | 640 | 448 |
| TMUs | 40 | 28 |
| ROPs | 20 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 7 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4-4266 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 12500H official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 16 |
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