Intel Core i5 12600H vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12600H, vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12600H and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
1768
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
1458
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
13730
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
10226
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
3517
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
3178
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
21474
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
18675
Integer Math72.4 GOps/s64.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math52.2 GOps/s36.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search72 M primes/s52 M primes/s
Random String Sort28.1 M strings/s23.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption15 GB/s14.3 GB/s
Data Compression252.2 MB/s230.4 MB/s
Physics1264 frames/s893 frames/s
Extended Instructions148 M matrices/s159 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
2343
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
1954
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12600H
10489
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
8529
File Compression895.9 MB/s857 MB/s
Clang Compilation75.3 KLines/s62.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser259.2 pages/s169.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering309.9 MP/sec223.8 MP/sec
Text Processing229.9 pages/s208.8 pages/s
Background Blur46.9 frames/s41.6 frames/s
Photo Processing93.5 frames/s73.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing16.6 MP/sec14.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12600H
183.85
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
132.39

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 233.1 PPW 189.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 477.2 PPW 415 PPW
Blender / W 4.09 PPW 2.94 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 4, 2022 January, 4, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number i5-12600H n/a
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count126
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier27x33x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 45 W
Max TDP (Boost) 95 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 FP7
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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