Intel Core i5 12500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 150
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12500, vs AMD Ryzen 5 150. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 61.8 GOps/s | 66.1 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 48.1 GOps/s | 36.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 73 M primes/s | 39 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 23.5 M strings/s | 20.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 12.1 GB/s | 11.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 239.9 MB/s | 157.4 MB/s |
| Physics | 1182 frames/s | 657 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 161 M matrices/s | 113 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 795 MB/s | 840.5 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 71.5 KLines/s | 61.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 237.9 pages/s | 177 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 263.4 MP/sec | 215.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 242.7 pages/s | 202.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 52.4 frames/s | 42.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 91.2 frames/s | 72.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 16.5 MP/sec | 15 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 156.4 PPW | 156.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 305.6 PPW | 284.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 10.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.66 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | October, 1, 2025 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) |
| Model number | i5-12500 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 660M |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 33x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 16 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 35-54 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | FP7 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Tech | n/a | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP |
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