AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12400

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G $176
Intel Core i5-12400 $198
6 Cores
12 Threads
4.1GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
Radeon 740M 2800MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 730 1450MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7% faster vs Core i5-12400
  • 6% slower vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - GB6S 2,350
x1.07
Core i5-12400 - GB6S 2,200
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 19% faster vs Core i5-12400
  • 16% slower vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - GB6M 10,500
x1.19
Core i5-12400 - GB6M 8,810
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 3% faster vs Core i5-12400
  • 3% slower vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - CB23S 1,795
x1.03
Core i5-12400 - CB23S 1,735
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 2% slower vs Core i5-12400
  • 2% faster vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - CB23M 11,520
x1
Core i5-12400 - CB23M 11,710
x1.02
  • 17% faster vs Core i5-12400
  • 14% slower vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - 89.6GB/s
x1.17
Core i5-12400 - 76.8GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-12400
  • Same TDP vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - 65W
x1
Core i5-12400 - 65W
x1
  • 2.55x faster vs Core i5-12400
  • 61% slower vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 8500G - 1.43 TFLOPS FP32
x2.55
Core i5-12400 - 560 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CB23S 1,795
69%
CB23S 1,735
67%
CB23M 11,520
27%
CB23M 11,710
27%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 4
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Ryzen 8000
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Phoenix 2
-
P-Core
Zen 4
E-Core
Zen 4c
Codename
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-6P
-
Golden Cove
-
-
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/8/2024
Release Date
1/18/2022
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
Node
N4
Node
Intel 7
Die Size
137 mm²
Die Size
158 mm²
Transistor Count
20.9 Billion
Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
6 Cores
2 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
6 Cores
-
-
12 Threads
4 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
12 Threads
-
-
P-Core
4.1GHz
5GHz Boost
-
2.5GHz
4.4GHz Boost
E-Core
3.2GHz
3.7GHz Boost
-
-
-
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
L3
16MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
18MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
256GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5200MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
45W cTDP Down
-
TDP
65W
-
117W Peak
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Wraith Stealth
Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
PCIe 4.0 x10 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Radeon 740M 2800MHz
256 Shaders
2800MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
UHD 730 1450MHz
192 Shaders
1450MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
-
GNA 3.0
No Cellular
No Cellular
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