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日本[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS vs Intel Core i5-12500H – The Core i5 keeps winning
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.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
Gaming tests
| 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.
