Intel Core i5-1245U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-1245U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Gears 5, PassMark, 7zip, Prime95, WPrime, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Handbrake, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Furmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Valheim
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 or Intel Core i5-1245U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-1245U

55%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1245U

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.9	95.9
Valorant	107.9	109.0
Cyberpunk 2077	60.4	61.0
Apex Legends	101.4	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.9	81.7
Overwatch	87.4	88.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.4	75.2
DOOM Eternal	53.9	54.5
Warzone	84.2	85.0
Assassin's Creed	90.6	91.5
Valheim	89.5	90.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-1245U

272%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

68%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-1245U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-1245U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	225	200
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1657	1612
Cinbench 20 Single-core	543	490
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3762	3670
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1271	1258
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12401	9382

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1245U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	2974	2637
Multi-Core	17361	17982

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-1245U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	1226	1329
Multi-Core	6808	7744

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-1245U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	September 30, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000029

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is 55% better than Core i5-1245U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-1245U has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 3600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1245U is better: 16
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is better: 20
However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-1245U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-1245U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-1245U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 specs and review.