AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-12500H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Released
Q1/2022
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Intel Core i5-12500H
Intel Core i5-12500H

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-12500H? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i5-12500H has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 12 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    906 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    426 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    577 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    763 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    877 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    334 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    389 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    723 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    242 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.69 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12500H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    144 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    178 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    198 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    103 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000H
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11500H
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
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 80
  • Shader
    left arrow 640
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 13
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2022
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
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12500H and AMD Ryzen 3 1200. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i5-12500H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 115 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 9.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Alder Lake H
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 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 Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i5-12500H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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