Intel Core i5-12500H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-12500H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Furmark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, WPrime, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Gears 5, Handbrake, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i5-12500H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-12500H

57%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-12500H is 1% better than Ryzen 7 5800. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500H

55%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.6	99.9
Valorant	112.0	113.6
Cyberpunk 2077	62.7	63.6
Apex Legends	105.3	106.7
Call of Duty Warzone	84.0	85.2
Overwatch	90.7	92.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.3	78.4
DOOM Eternal	56.0	56.8
Warzone	87.4	88.6
Assassin's Creed	94.1	95.4
Valheim	93.0	94.3

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 i5-12500H

143%

Ryzen 7 5800

124%

To make a final resolution 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 i5-12500H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 5800 since it has less power consumption: 40W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Cinbench 15 Single-core	312	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2282	1976
Cinbench 20 Single-core	748	475
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5183	4330
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1749	1572
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17085	14065

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

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	4099	3136
Multi-Core	23919	21788

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

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	1721	1687
Multi-Core	10346	11697

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-12500H	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	45 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
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	18 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12500H is 3% better than Ryzen 7 5800 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-12500H has 4 more core than Ryzen 7 5800. 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 i5-12500H is better: 19
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is better: 16
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500H and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12500H - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800 specs and review.