Intel Core i5 12600HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS with 6 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (54W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
2346
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
+5%
2465
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+3%
10523
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
10199
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
1608
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
+14%
1838
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
8725
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
+16%
10174
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+3%
3727
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
3616
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+4%
23777
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
22845
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Apr 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-HX
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
i5-12600HX
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
FP8
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 760M
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
35-54 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Die Size
178 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
43
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2600 MHz
256
Shader Units
512
16
Texture Units
32
8
Raster Operation Units
16
32
Execution Units
8
45 W
Power Consumption
15
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.66 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
10 TOPS
