Intel Core i7 12650HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12650HX, vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12650HX and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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 i7 12650HX
1739
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2154
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
18292
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2457
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
20612
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
Integer Math78.7 GOps/s90 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math39.2 GOps/s60.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search100 M primes/s231 M primes/s
Random String Sort29.3 M strings/s36.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.3 GB/s16.6 GB/s
Data Compression278.1 MB/s340.4 MB/s
Physics1596 frames/s2000 frames/s
Extended Instructions106 M matrices/s279 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
2401
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12650HX
12087
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
File Compressionn/a1550 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a102.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a299.1 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a375.3 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a353.7 pages/s
Background Blurn/a77.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a123.4 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a21.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12650HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 219.8 PPW 231.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 374.8 PPW 461.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 14.9 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced May, 10, 2022 June, 3, 2024
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i7-12650HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.0 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.5 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier20x39x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 8.3 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 142 W
Socket BGA-1964 AM5
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR5-5600
Max Size 128 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 9600X the clear winner in this comparison.

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