Intel Core i5-12600HE vs Samsung Exynos 4212

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600HE CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 4212
Intel Core i5-12600HE Samsung Exynos 4212

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12600HE or Samsung Exynos 4212 - 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 i5-12600HE has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600HE was released in Q1/2022.

The Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Samsung Exynos 4212 (1)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake H Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13600HE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600HE is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
12 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A9
1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-12600HE Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
-- 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-400 MP4
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
13 GPU Generation Utgard
10 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 1
80 Compute units 4
640 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 0

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-400 MP4
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 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 i5-12600HE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR2-400
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12600HE has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 4212 is --.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600HE has a 27.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 4212 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price --
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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 i5-12600HE Intel Core i5-12600HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz
14 (1%)

Devices using this processor

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