Intel Core i5-12500TE vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12500TE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X4 610e
Intel Core i5-12500TE AMD Athlon II X4 610e

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500TE or AMD Athlon II X4 610e - 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 i5-12500TE has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500TE was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Athlon II X4 610e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 610e was released in Q2/2010.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13500TE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500TE is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (4.30 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X4 610e has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12500TE Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 610e
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 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 i5-12500TE Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 610e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12500TE supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 610e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12500TE Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 610e
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
7.50 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12500TE has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 610e is 45 W.

Intel Core i5-12500TE Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 610e
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
74 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500TE has a 25.50 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 610e cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12500TE Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 610e
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1700 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2010
205 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500TE (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500TE (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e (11%)

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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
16785 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1857 (11%)

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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
314 (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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1190 (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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
318 (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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1115 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
125 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
476 (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 i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
@ 0.00 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.
Intel Core i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
58 (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.
Intel Core i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
223 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12500TE AMD Athlon II X4 610e
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