Intel Core i7-12700H
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i7-12700H
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i7-12700H and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? 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.

Intel Core i7-12700H
Name
Mobile
Segment
Intel Core i 12000H
CPU group
Intel Core i7
Family
12
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i7-12700H or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.30 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
14
CPU Cores
6
4.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
20
CPU Threads
12
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
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Turbo (6 Cores)
3.40 GHz
3.80 GHz
Turbo (14 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
6x Golden Cove
A core
0x
8x Gracemont
B core
0x
--
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? Intel Core i7-12700H or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. 

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU name
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz
1.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
13
Generation
9
12.1
DirectX Version
12
96
Execution units
7
768
Shader
448
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Max. Memory
2 GB
4
Max. displays
3
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2020
64 GB
Max. GPU Memory

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
VP8
Decode / Encode
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
No

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR5-5200
Memory type
64 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
2
Memory channels
4.0
PCIe version
20
PCIe lanes

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.

100 °C
Tjunction max.
105 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W
45 W
TDP (PL1)
15 W
115 W
TDP (PL2)
--

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).

24.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Alder Lake H
Architecture
Lucienne (Zen 2)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
BGA 1744
Socket
FP6
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
11.50 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
ISA extensions

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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