AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core i5-12600HX

The AMD Athlon II X2 250u operates with 2 cores and 2 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 25 W.The processor is attached to the AM3 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Propus Architecture is enhanced with 45 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q3/2009

The Intel Core i5-12600HX operates with 12 cores and 2 CPU threads. It run at 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) base 1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz) all cores while the TDP is set at 55 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1744 CPU socket. This version includes 18.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Alder Lake H Architecture is enhanced with 10 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q2/2022