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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12450H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop processor with 6 SMT-enabled (12 threads) and based on the Zen 3 architecture. Launched in November 2020, it is the fastest 6-core Ryzen desktop processor. With a TDP of 65 watts, the Ryzen 5 5600X is the least energy-hungry model in the Zen 3 family to date.

The Ryzen 5 5600X is clocked at 3.7 GHz base clock and can be clocked up to 4.6 GHz with Precision Boost 2.

Performance

The average 5600X in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 9 4900H and the Ryzen 7 6800HS, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While this isn't the fastest CPU money can buy, it still rips through most workloads with ease, as of mid 2022. Find out more in our full review.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 65 W to be in line with most desktop processors.

The R5 5600X is built with TSMC's 7 nm process for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-12450H

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The Intel Core i5-12450H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture) leading to 8 cores in total (octa core CPU). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12500H, the 12450H offers less E-cores, lower clock rates, a slower iGPU and no vPro support.

Performance

The average 12450H in our extensive database is a bit of a disappointment, its multi-thread benchmark scores only just matching those of the Ryzen 7 5700U and the Core i7-10750H, both fairly old chips as of Q2 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.2 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (95 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 5600XIntel Core i5-12450H
CodenameVermeer (Zen 3)Alder Lake-H
SeriesAMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-P
Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-H
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X compare3.4 - 4.9 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X compare3.8 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X compare3.4 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X « 3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900HK compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800H compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650H compare1.7 - 4.7 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600H compare2 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12500H compare1.8 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450H « 1.5 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock3700 - 4600 MHz1500 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB704 KB
L2 Cache3 MB8 MB
L3 Cache32 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 12
TDP65 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm10 nm
max. Temp.95 °C100 °C
SocketAM4BGA1744
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
Architecturex86x86
$299 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.com
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 5600X
37.5 pt (62%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-12450H
34.5 pt (57%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 96.5     avg: 98.4     median: 98.5 (55%)     max: 100 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 422     avg: 503     median: 509.5 (9%)     max: 570 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11838 Points (11%)
min: 7662     avg: 9113     median: 8822.5 (8%)     max: 10633 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1541 Points (65%)
min: 1601     avg: 1655     median: 1661 (70%)     max: 1688 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
601 Points (65%)
min: 622     avg: 638     median: 641 (70%)     max: 646 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4567 Points (11%)
min: 2952     avg: 3517     median: 3390 (8%)     max: 4105 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1968 Points (12%)
min: 1150     avg: 1372     median: 1350 (9%)     max: 1591 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
254 Points (70%)
min: 225     avg: 234.2     median: 238 (66%)     max: 239 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.8 Points (28%)
min: 14.61     avg: 15.7     median: 16.1 (21%)     max: 16.55 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3 Points (70%)
min: 2.83     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (68%)     max: 2.91 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6462 Points (39%)
min: 8166     avg: 8188     median: 8178 (49%)     max: 8221 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
39331 Points (28%)
min: 32260     avg: 34923     median: 35790 (26%)     max: 36720 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
69545 Points (44%)
min: 50207     avg: 55957     median: 55999 (36%)     max: 61665 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12563 Points (15%)
min: 13344     avg: 13357     median: 13352 (16%)     max: 13375 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
113.9 s (1%)
min: 431.842     avg: 440.2     median: 436 (5%)     max: 452.626 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.9 s (1%)
min: 6.893     avg: 7.5     median: 7.2 (1%)     max: 8.23 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
13282 Points (21%)
min: 5658     avg: 5956     median: 6015 (10%)     max: 6195 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
56607 MIPS (32%)
min: 31119     avg: 33971     median: 33549 (19%)     max: 38415 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6594 MIPS (78%)
min: 4824     avg: 5109     median: 5011 (59%)     max: 5386 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
117 fps (39%)
min: 75.9     avg: 79.1     median: 76 (25%)     max: 85.35 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
320 fps (74%)
min: 257.5     avg: 269     median: 272.5 (63%)     max: 277 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
15.7 fps (28%)
min: 8.78     avg: 10.5     median: 10.6 (19%)     max: 12.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.9 GB/s (28%)
min: 0.703     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (23%)     max: 0.797 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.5 GB/s (26%)
min: 1.2     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (22%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.7 GB/s (28%)
min: 7     avg: 7.9     median: 8 (21%)     max: 8.6 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 565     avg: 658     median: 663 (8%)     max: 767 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
260.2 Seconds (2%)
min: 330     avg: 379     median: 385 (3%)     max: 429 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (10%)
min: 0.4949     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.54 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
14576 Points (31%)
min: 9897     avg: 11192     median: 11439 (24%)     max: 11991 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.1 s (2%)
min: 8.389     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 8.452 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.5 s (1%)
min: 18.721     avg: 18.8     median: 18.7 (1%)     max: 18.876 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
400.9 s (2%)
min: 449.018     avg: 452.7     median: 451.4 (2%)     max: 457.561 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
66603 Points (51%)
min: 42422     avg: 46421     median: 46182 (35%)     max: 50898 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
19649 Points (48%)
min: 12896     avg: 14943     median: 15082 (37%)     max: 17594 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
88825 Points (72%)
min: 79585     avg: 89333     median: 90156 (73%)     max: 97433 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
88777 Points (72%)
min: 79896     avg: 89470     median: 90458.5 (73%)     max: 97065 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
91500 Points (76%)
min: 87275     avg: 92212     median: 90815 (75%)     max: 99941 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
16447 Points (42%)
min: 10809     avg: 12625     median: 13289 (34%)     max: 13617 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
25990 Points (46%)
min: 17079     avg: 20000     median: 20088 (36%)     max: 22477 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8911 Points (38%)
min: 5938     avg: 6976     median: 6901 (29%)     max: 8287 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2155     avg: 2226     median: 2237 (56%)     max: 2293 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 7081     avg: 8200     median: 8123 (32%)     max: 9109 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2069     avg: 2132     median: 2157 (68%)     max: 2174 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 7595     avg: 8075     median: 7881 (32%)     max: 8789 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1657 Points (65%)
min: 1527     avg: 1614     median: 1636 (64%)     max: 1665 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
8980 Points (16%)
min: 6777     avg: 7342     median: 7200 (13%)     max: 8330 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1587 Points (7%)
min: 1509     avg: 1563     median: 1575 (7%)     max: 1594 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8926 Points (28%)
min: 6675     avg: 7214     median: 7120.5 (22%)     max: 7938 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6953 Points (69%)
min: 6930     avg: 7118     median: 7169.5 (72%)     max: 7203 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
35617 Points (36%)
min: 26009     avg: 28043     median: 28052 (28%)     max: 30058 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
578 ms (1%)
min: 556     avg: 569     median: 564.5 (1%)     max: 590 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 228     avg: 233.5     median: 233.5 (64%)     max: 239 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
286 Points (51%)
min: 253     avg: 278.4     median: 285 (51%)     max: 292 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1489 Points (56%)
min: 1463     avg: 1537     median: 1540 (58%)     max: 1637 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
175.8 Watt (30%)
min: 52.5     avg: 67.2     median: 61.5 (11%)     max: 90.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
170.1 Watt (31%)
min: 57.3     avg: 72.5     median: 65.9 (12%)     max: 102.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.6     avg: 9.3     median: 10.7 (7%)     max: 11.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
7.2 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
11.6 Points per Watt (9%)
min: 15.4     avg: 17.8     median: 17.8 (13%)     max: 20.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 5600X → 100% n=46

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-12450H → 84% n=46

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