AMD Athlon II X4 760K vs Intel Core i5-12600H

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AMD Athlon II X4 760K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-12600H
AMD Athlon II X4 760K Intel Core i5-12600H

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 760K or Intel Core i5-12600H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X4 760K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 760K was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i5-12600H has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600H was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Richland) (1) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
4 Generation 12
Richland Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-13600H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 760K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 760K is 3.80 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-12600H has 12 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12600H is at 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600H
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz (4.10 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 760K or Intel Core i5-12600H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 80
-- Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 760K can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-12600H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600H
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 9.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 18.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 760K is 100 W, while the Intel Core i5-12600H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600H
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 95 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 760K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-12600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 27.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600H
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FM2 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2022
70 $ Release price 311 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 760K (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600H (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 760K (13%)
Intel Core i5-12600H (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2941 (13%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
23005 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
491 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1403 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
1735 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
748 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
88 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
283 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X4 760K Intel Core i5-12600H
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