AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i5-12450H

Last updated: 2024-02-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 7520U		Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or Intel Core i5-12450H - 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 Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U was released in Q3/2022. The Intel Core i5-12450H has 8 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12450H was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
6	Generation	12
Mendocino (Zen 2)	Architecture	Alder Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-13420H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-12450H has 8 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12450H is at 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12450H
4	Cores	8
8	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Zen 2	A-Core	2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.50 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x 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 Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12450H
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or Intel Core i5-12450H 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.
AMD Radeon 610M	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
9	GPU Generation	12
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	48
128	Shader	384
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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.
AMD Radeon 610M	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-12450H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12450H
LPDDR5-5500	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	7.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
4	PCIe lanes	28
3.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i5-12450H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12450H
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	--
8 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-12450H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12450H
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FT6	Socket	BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	311 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (62%)

Intel Core i5-12450H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (51%)

Intel Core i5-12450H (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5214 (51%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10305 (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 Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1055 (64%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1650 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891 (50%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	7786 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1336 (60%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2218 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4279 (48%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	8862 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (42%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.20 GHz	921 (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 Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	9770 (54%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	18072 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1184 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 5,214 CB R23 MC @ 20 W	264 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-12450H 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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