Intel Core i5-12500T vs AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12500T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Intel Core i5-12500T AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500T or AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - 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 Intel Core i5-12500T has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500T was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
12 Generation 6
Alder Lake S Architecture Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-11500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13500T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500T has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12500T is 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is at 3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz).

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-12500T or AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU AMD Radeon 610M
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9
10 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 2
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU AMD Radeon 610M
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

The Intel Core i5-12500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-5200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
7.50 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 28
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 110.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-12500T is 35 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
74 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 75 W
-- TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500T is manufactured in 10 nm and has 25.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 40.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-12500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1700 Socket FL1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2023
202 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500T (88%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500T (56%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
101 (94%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
107 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
458 (49%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
929 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1674 (84%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2002 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6625 (52%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12744 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2330 (87%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2674 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8911 (66%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
13452 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443 (60%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1842 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18065 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
17170 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 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.
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W
126 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12500T AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
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