AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS vs Intel Core i5-12600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Intel Core i5-12600K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS and the Intel Core i5-12600K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS 8 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core i5-12600K which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2021.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
5 Generation 12
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Predecessor Intel Core i5-11600K
-- Successor Intel Core i5-13600K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.70 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-12600K clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600K
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz (4.70 GHz)
8x Zen 3+
A-Core 3.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 2.80 GHz (3.60 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 7 6800HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
2.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
9 GPU Generation 11
6 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 32
768 Shader 256
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 680M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS, while the Intel Core i5-12600K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600K
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache 9.50 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-12600K is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600K
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 150 W
54 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-12600K is at 29.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-12600K
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+
FP7 Socket LGA 1700
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
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2021
-- Release price 289 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (81%)
Intel Core i5-12600K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (76%)
Intel Core i5-12600K (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1497 (78%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1918 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12721 (72%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
17660 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1643 (89%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1854 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8936 (75%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
11912 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1964 (79%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2472 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
9487 (79%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
11991 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
582 (79%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
741 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4735 (71%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
6702 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (20%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
189 (76%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
249 (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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
23144 (83%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
27830 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
105 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
909 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
766 (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 Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
5540 (100%)

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 Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
274 (100%)

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 Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
2596 (100%)

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 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
17,660 CB R23 MC @ 115 W
154 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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