AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
VS
Intel Core i5-12500H
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
VS
Intel Core i5-12500H

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 6600H and Intel Core i5-12500H? 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Name
Intel Core i5-12500H
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
AMD Ryzen 6000H
CPU group
Intel Core i 12000H
AMD Ryzen
Family
Intel Core i5
5
Generation
12
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Predecessor
Intel Core i5-11500H
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Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 6600H or Intel Core i5-12500H? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.30 GHz
Frequency
2.50 GHz
6
CPU Cores
12
4.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.50 GHz
12
CPU Threads
16
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo (12 Cores)
3.20 GHz
3.80 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
no data
normal
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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A core
4x Golden Cove
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B core
8x Gracemont
--
C core
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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 6600H or Intel Core i5-12500H. 

AMD Radeon RX 660M
GPU name
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
1.90 GHz
GPU frequency
0.40 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.30 GHz
9
Generation
13
12
DirectX Version
12.1
8
Execution units
80
512
Shader
640
3
Max. displays
4
6 nm
Technology
10 nm
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2022
8 GB
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
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
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.

Memory & PCIe

DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400
Memory type
DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR5-5200
64 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
No
ECC
No
2
Memory channels
2
4.0
PCIe version
4.0
12
PCIe lanes
28

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.

105 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
54 W
TDP up
--
35 W
TDP down
--
45 W
TDP (PL1)
45 W
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TDP (PL2)
115 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).

16.00 MB
L3-Cache
18.00 MB
6 nm
Technology
10 nm
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture
Alder Lake H
AMD-V, SVM
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
FP7
Socket
BGA 1744
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2022
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
4.00 MB
L2-Cache
9.00 MB
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Part Number
--
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+

Devices using this processor

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

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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