intel core i5 12600hx vs amd ryzen 5 6600h

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12600HX (Laptop) 12-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (Laptop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i5 12600HX and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600HX
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than the Intel Core i5 12600HX – 45 vs 55 Watt
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 7

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
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Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12600hx and ryzen 5 6600h

General

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Vendor Intel AMD
Released May 10 2022 January 4 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-HX Rembrandt H
Socket FCBGA1964 FP7
Integrated GPU Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors AMD Radeon 660M

Performance

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Cores 12 6
Threads 16 12
Base Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.6 GHz 4.5 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 18 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 W 45 W
Max. temperature 100°C 95°C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Integrated Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors AMD Radeon 660M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.35 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256 384
TMUs 16 24
ROPs 8 16
Execution Units 32
TGP 45 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.74 TFLOPS
1.46 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 12600HX AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Official site Intel Core i5 12600HX official page AMD Ryzen 5 6600H official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H or Intel Core i5 12600HX?