Intel Core i5-12500 vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 AMD Ryzen 7040
• Family
  12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors Ryzen
• Generation
  12 6
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-11500 -
• Processor Number
  i5-12500 -
• Segment
  Desktop Mobile
• Form Factor
  - Handheld
• Series
  - Ryzen Z1

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 GHz 3.3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• CPU Threads
  12 16
• Efficient Cores
  0 -
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
• Overclocking
  No No
• P-core Base Clock
  3 GHz -
• P-core Max Turbo
  4.6 GHz -
• Performance Cores
  6 -
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• Core Configuration
  - 8x Zen 4

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
  12 12
• Execution units
  32 12
• Generation
  11 10
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 1200 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  1450 MHz 2900 MHz
• Graphics Base Frequency
  300 MHz -
• Graphics Output
  eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 32 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2023
• Shader
  256 768
• Technology
  10 nm 4 nm
• Graphics Cores
  - 12

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

• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 256 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)
• Memory type
  Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7500
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 4.0 x 20
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 and 4.0 -
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.6 GB/s

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 100 °C
• Maximum Turbo Power
  117 W -
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  65 W -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W -
• TDP (PL2)
  117 W -
• TDP down
  - 15 W
• TDP up
  - 30 W
• Configurable TDP
  - 9-30 W
• Default TDP
  - 28 W
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  - 28 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Phoenix (Zen 4)
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  18 MB Intel Smart Cache -
• Codename
  Products formerly Alder Lake -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
• L2-Cache
  7.5 MB (Total cache capacity) 8 MB
• L3-Cache
  18 MB 16 MB
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  Launched -
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2023
• Socket
  FCLGA1700 FP8
• Technology
  Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) 4 nm
• Use Conditions
  PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation -
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Chip design
  - Monolithic
• Documents
  - Technical data sheet
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux