AMD A10-5700 vs Intel Core i5-12500. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD A10-5000 Intel Core i 12000
• Family
  AMD A 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
• Generation
  2 12
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i5-11500
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop
• Processor Number
  - i5-12500

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 6x Golden Cove
• Base Frequency
  3.4 GHz 3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 6
• CPU Threads
  4 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4 GHz 4.6 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• Efficient Cores
  - 0
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.6 GHz
• P-core Base Clock
  - 3 GHz
• P-core Max Turbo
  - 4.6 GHz
• Performance Cores
  - 6
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  - 4 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Execution units
  6 32
• Generation
  4 11
• GPU Frequency
  800 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 7660D Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1450 MHz
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB -
• Release date
  Q3/2012 Q4/2021
• Shader
  384 256
• Technology
  32 nm 10 nm
• Graphics Base Frequency
  - 300 MHz
• Graphics Output
  - eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

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

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD A10-5700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  - 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
• PCIe lanes
  - 20
• PCIe version
  - 5.0 and 4.0
• PCIe
  - 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A10-5700 and Intel Core i5-12500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 117 W
• Maximum Turbo Power
  - 117 W
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  - 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A10-5700 and Intel Core i5-12500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Trinity (Piledriver) Alder Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  - 7.5 MB (Total cache capacity)
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 18 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2012 Q1/2022
• Socket
  FM2 FCLGA1700
• Technology
  32 nm Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  - 18 MB Intel Smart Cache
• Codename
  - Products formerly Alder Lake
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  - Launched
• Use Conditions
  - PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation