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Intel Core i5 12450HX vs i5 12450H

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450HX
VS
46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450H
Intel Core i5 12450HX
Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 12450HX against the 2 GHz i5 12450H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12450H and 12450HX
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450H
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) integrated graphics: 0.9 vs 0.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12450HX
vs
Core i5 12450H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 509 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2322 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 791.5 MB/sec 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 58.4 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 211.7 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 227.4 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 160.8 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 40.7 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 89.9 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.7 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 757 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12450HX +11%
17651
Core i5 12450H
15893
Integer math 56.2 GOps/sec 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 42.3 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 51M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.7M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.8 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 212.4 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1019 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 13.3B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1622 & 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12450HX +13%
131.01
Core i5 12450H
115.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.3 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 154.4 PPW 188.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 320.9 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.38 PPW 2.57 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_AggarwalCinebench 2026509 / 2322
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Intel Core i5 12450H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 -> dmytrokobzarGeekbench 6 CPU2342 / 9865
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (Burnt_T0ast)Geekbench 6 CPU2342 / 8962
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-23 (atlas)Geekbench 6 CPU2181 / 7757
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Raj)Cinebench 202491 / 588
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-30 (black lee)Cinebench 202491 / 601
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12450HX and i5 12450H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released May 10, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-12450HX i5-12450H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (190th and 182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.1 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 95 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 128 384
TMUs 8 24
ROPs 4 12
Execution Units 16 48
TGP 6-15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12450HX
0.3 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450H +200%
0.9 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Graphics (16 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12450HX official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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