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AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2012
AMD A8-5500
AMD A8-5500
Released
Q1/2022
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Intel Core i5-12400
Intel Core i5-12400

What's the best choice AMD A8-5500 or Intel Core i5-12400? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A8-5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i5-12400 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

AMD A8-5500 Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1452 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1180 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1213 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    917 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    686 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    644 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    811 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    565 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    956 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    307 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    130 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    157 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    595 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    259 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    120 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11400
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7560D left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD A8-5500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i5-12400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 117 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-5500 and AMD A8-5500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 7.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-5500 and Intel Core i5-12400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
463
AMD A8-5500
1647
Intel Core i5-12400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1258
AMD A8-5500
9451
Intel Core i5-12400
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
389
AMD A8-5500
557
Intel Core i5-12400

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