AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
VS
Intel Core i5-12400
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
VS
Intel Core i5-12400

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Intel Core i5-12400? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name
Intel Core i5-12400
Segment
Desktop / Server
CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
12
Predecessor
Intel Core i5-11400
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or Intel Core i5-12400? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.30 GHz
Frequency
2.50 GHz
6
CPU Cores
6
4.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.40 GHz
6
CPU Threads
12
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
3.80 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.00 GHz
Core architecture
normal
A core
6x Golden Cove
B core
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or Intel Core i5-12400. 

AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 730
1.50 GHz
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.45 GHz
9
Generation
12
12
DirectX Version
12
6
Execution units
24
384
Shader
192
2 GB
Max. Memory
no data
3
Max. displays
3
7 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q1/2020
Release date
Q1/2021
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
no data
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
no data
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
Memory type
no data
32 GB
Max. Memory
no data
2
Memory channels
no data
Yes
ECC
no data
3.0
PCIe version
no data
12
PCIe lanes
no data

Memory & PCIe

Memory type
DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800
Max. Memory
128 GB
ECC
No
Memory channels
2
PCIe version
5.0
PCIe lanes
20

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
no data
105 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
25 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
TDP (PL1)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
117 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
18.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
10 nm
Renoir (Zen 2)
Architecture
Alder Lake S
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
FP6
Socket
LGA 1700
Q1/2020
Release date
Q1/2022
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
L2-Cache
7.50 MB
Part Number
--
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5Acer Swift 3
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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