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Core i5-12500H vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the 3500U gets 141 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1.6 times faster than the 3500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a3
810f81
Core
Alder Lake-H
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
12/16
4/8
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
4096 kB
Date
February 2022
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
140.97k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
3.24k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
13.16k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
4.41k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
3.32k (x0.41)
TOTAL
43.33k
24.12k (x0.56)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
12.95k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
57.84k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
21.05k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
3.51k (x0.58)
TOTAL
128.45k
95.36k (x0.74)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
11.98k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
15.85k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
4.53k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
3.29k (x0.41)
TOTAL
59.33k
35.65k (x0.6)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
48.28k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
74.19k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
23.29k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
3.47k (x0.58)
TOTAL
194.25k
149.23k (x0.77)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
11.1k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
18.97k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
3.9k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
3.39k (x0.44)
TOTAL
57.97k
37.37k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
45.74k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
75.47k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
21.89k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
3.49k (x0.58)
TOTAL
201.2k
146.6k (x0.73)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
10.88k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
18.09k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
4.29k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
3.36k (x0.4)
TOTAL
58.37k
36.64k (x0.63)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
42.44k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
73.82k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
20.76k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
3.96k (x0.65)
TOTAL
225.65k
140.97k (x0.62)

Performance/W
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
2829 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
4921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
1384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
264 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
9398 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
2942 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
4890 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1161 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
909 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
9901 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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