Intel Core i5-12500TE vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-12500TE vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, 3DMark, PCMark 10, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, AIDA64, Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, SuperPi, 7zip, Prime95, Furmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900U or Intel Core i5-12500TE.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-12500TE

56%

Ryzen 9 4900U

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12500TE

55%

Ryzen 9 4900U

53%

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 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, just 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: NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.8	94.6
Valorant	110.0	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	60.2
Apex Legends	103.4	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	80.6
Overwatch	89.1	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	74.1
DOOM Eternal	55.0	53.7
Warzone	85.8	83.8
Assassin's Creed	92.4	90.3
Valheim	91.3	89.2

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12500TE

154%

Ryzen 9 4900U

267%

To make a final decision 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 Ryzen 9 4900U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12500TE since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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 i5-12500TE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	286	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2096	1398
Cinbench 20 Single-core	687	503
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4759	3307
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1607	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15689	10053

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

	Intel Core i5-12500TE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	3765	2015
Multi-Core	21965	21586

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

	Intel Core i5-12500TE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1618	1203
Multi-Core	8661	6431

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12500TE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 12, 2021
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	4
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		4266
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	18 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12500TE is 39% better than Ryzen 9 4900U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 4900U has 2 more core than Core i5-12500TE. 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 i5-12500TE is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is better: 8
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12500TE and AMD Ryzen 9 4900U before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-12500TE - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12500TE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900U specs and review.