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Intel Core i5 12500H vs AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12500H
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
Intel Core i5 12500H
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12500H with 12-cores against the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (4)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7535HS and 12500H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500H
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2180 vs 1934 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • 1% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.55 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12500H
vs
Ryzen 5 7535HS

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 867.4 MB/sec 839.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 62.8 Klines/sec 58.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 235.5 pages/sec 154.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 291 Mpixels/sec 218.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 231.7 pages/sec 192 pages/sec
Background blur 37.7 images/sec 39.2 images/sec
Photo processing 96.1 images/sec 65.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.4 Mpixels/sec 15 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1034 & 1040 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12500H +15%
20249
Ryzen 5 7535HS
17590
Integer math 70.7 GOps/sec 61.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.4 GOps/sec 35 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.7M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.5 GBytes/sec 13.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.2 MBytes/sec 216.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1002 Frames/sec 827 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.6B Matrices/sec 15B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5384 & 3028 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12500H +41%
152.89
Ryzen 5 7535HS
108.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.6 PPW 10.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 211.7 PPW 149 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 450 PPW 325.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.4 PPW 2.01 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 2026516 / 2644
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 202498 / 660
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-17 (Thien)Cinebench 202499 / 821
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-02 (Praheg)Cinebench 202497 / 748
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-21 (uqi)Cinebench 202492 / 527
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AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-06 -> EXRGeekbench 6 CPU2066 / 2066
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-06 -> EXRCinebench 202488 / 588
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-23 (EX)Cinebench 202486 / 589
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-15 (EX)Cinebench 202483 / 517
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-04 (DarkStan)Cinebench 202487 / 547
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12500H and AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 January 5, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number i5-12500H -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 13420H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H -
Intel CPU rating (#162nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#130th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.55 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
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 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 95 W -
Socket BGA-1744 FP7
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 640 384
TMUs 40 24
ROPs 20 16
Execution Units 80 6
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12500H +13%
1.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 7535HS
1.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 660M compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12500H official page AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
1095 (49.1%)
1136 (50.9%)
Total votes: 2231

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS or Intel Core i5 12500H?
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Bobbi May 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Why are people still voting for the Ryzen 5 7535HS when the i5 12500H beats it in almost everything?
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The Rippler May 26, 2025 at 09:20 PM
The 4 main reasons would be: 1) The voting score itself can mean that those who choose/vote for one CPU or the other, just own a computer/build with that particularly CPU (a 7535HS or a 12500H); so it is not necessarily a score of "which one is the best". And/Or, 2) In this particularly case (since AMD is winning), the majority of votes for AMD are from fanboys. And when you are a fan (an idolater) of someone or something, truth (and in this case, technical knowledge) does not matter. The opposite could also be true if Intel was winning, but had a technically worse benchmarked CPU. And/Or, 3) Taking out the price/cost element, some would vote/need an AMD CPU for a specifically given purpose, build, game, emulator, virtualization, automation or another technical task because of a specific factor or technology that only AMD has; so the 7535HS is "better"/perfect for that in comparison with Intel's 12500H, that do not have that particular requirement/characteristic. In this case, maybe you would need: a) only performance cores and not a hybrid architecture; b) a specific driver or another set of instructions; c) LPDDR5-6400 instead of 5200; d) ECC memory support; e) a different/specific socket size; f) integration with a Radeon GPU instead of NVIDIA; g) etc. And/Or, 4) Depending on the manufacturer (ASUS, Acer, HP, Gigabyte?), model (TUF, Nitro, Victus, G5?) and year (older, newer?) of a given computer/build (laptop, desktop/mini-ITX?), built on top of one CPU or the other, it could, theoretically, but also in reality, perform better or worse considering other performance parameters; like: motherboard and component's quality, types of cooling, thermal performance, used RAM, Windows/Linux edition and configuration, software/game optimizations, etc. So, theoretically, but also in reality, 7535HS could perform (not necessarily benchmark) better than a 12500H, if it sits on a better constructed computer, optimized system and thermal environment. Also, the 4 reasons can be all together and/or individually true at the same time, for any given CPU that could/is potentially, theoretically and technically "better" or "worse" than another CPU β€” given a realistically and not too far-off comparison, that furthermore depends on individual knowledge, usage and needs. I hope that helps you understand a little bit more of the social and technical science behind the "cast your vote" score. Cheers!
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Termd March 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The Rippler, I own both of these cpus and well yes the i5 12500h without doubt has more raw performance however Id like to mention while the amd is not far behind it is definitely ahead in efficiency. If you are wondering maybe different battery sizes nope both are 90whr and well the amd one absolutely smashed the i5 but that really is it. Choose on what you want brute force or efficiency.
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Mandy April 28, 2026 at 01:00 AM
Termd, Can share the time it lasts for each of your model?
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