[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS vs Intel Core i5-12500H – The Core i5 keeps winning

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS vs Intel Core i5-12500H - The Core i5 keeps winning

From: Severin Kolakov 26 January 2023 / 18:30 | 0

The Core i5-12500H was undoubtedly the best CPU for affordable gaming or content creation for 2022 and while we’re waiting for Intel’s Raptor Lake processors to hit the market in early February, it will still be our recommendation for a well-performing and inexpensive processor.

However, we’ve also come in contact with AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7735HS processor, which has a lower TDP and would be a great fit inside a more portable machine. Can the new Ryzen 7 compete with the Core i5, which was a master at defeating nearly all of AMD’s arsenal?

Today we’re here to find that out as we compare the Ryzen 7 7735HS against the Intel Core i5-12500H.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS / Intel Core i5-12500H

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	Intel Core i5-12500H
Architecture	Zen 3+ / Rembrandt-R	Alder Lake-H
Cores / Threads	8/16	12/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	3.20 – 4.75GHz	1.80 – 4.50GHz
Cache	20MB	18MB
Lithography	6nm	10nm
TDP	35W	45W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon 680M	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

CPU benchmarks

The Core i5 is more powerful in both the 3D and 2D Rendering benchmarks, with a lead of 7% in Cinebench R23 and 1.6 seconds in Photoshop.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS Acer NItro 5

13862

Intel Core i5-12500H Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16

14850

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 7735H – Radeon 680M	205 fps (+39%)	174 fps (+76%)	143 fps (+120%)
Core i5-12500H – Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	147 fps	99 fps	65 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 7735H – Radeon 680M	144 fps	117 fps (+2%)	92 fps (+51%)
Core i5-12500H – Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	180 fps (+25%)	115 fps	61 fps

Conclusion

The Core i5 continues to be a standout CPU and we’ll keep recommending it, especially since pricing is expected to go down on it with the eventual flood that Raptor Lake will cause. If we’re to take the iGPUs into consideration, then yes, the AMD processor is a more balanced option. However, most laptops that will offer either the Ryzen 7 or the Core i5 will likely carry discrete graphics as well, so they become even less of a factor.