Intel Core i5-12500HL vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Processor comparisons 11-09-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-12500HL vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, WPrime, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, PCMark 10, MATLAB, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X or Intel Core i5-12500HL.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-12500HL

57%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500HL

56%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.8	100.5
Valorant	112.2	114.2
Cyberpunk 2077	62.9	63.9
Apex Legends	105.5	107.3
Call of Duty Warzone	84.2	85.6
Overwatch	90.9	92.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.4	78.8
DOOM Eternal	56.1	57.1
Warzone	87.5	89.1
Assassin's Creed	94.3	95.9
Valheim	93.2	94.8

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i5-12500HL

130%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

20%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12500HL is more energy efficient than the Ryzen Threadripper 2920X since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 180W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software 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 work, 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 i5-12500HL	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	322	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2332	2584
Cinbench 20 Single-core	767	439
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5291	5843
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1788	1003
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17431	18215

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

	Intel Core i5-12500HL	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Single-Core	4185	2481
Multi-Core	24401	25788

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

	Intel Core i5-12500HL	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Single-Core	1759	1103
Multi-Core	10557	12232

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-12500HL	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	October 02, 2018
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	sTR4
Core name	Alder Lake	Colfax
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	12	12
Threads	16	24
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	18800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	180 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		1.125MB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	18 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD292XA8UC9AF YD292XA8AFWOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is 28% better than Core i5-12500HL in terms of CPU frequency. 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 i5-12500HL is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-12500HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12500HL - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500HL specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X specs and review.