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Intel Core i5 12500H vs i5 12450HX

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12500H
VS
44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450HX
Intel Core i5 12500H
Intel Core i5 12450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12500H with 12-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 12450HX with 8-cores. 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 12450HX and 12500H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12500H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12500H
vs
Core i5 12450HX

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 867.4 MB/sec 791.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 62.8 Klines/sec 58.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 235.5 pages/sec 211.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 291 Mpixels/sec 227.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 231.7 pages/sec 160.8 pages/sec
Background blur 37.7 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 96.1 images/sec 89.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.4 Mpixels/sec 14.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1034 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12500H +15%
20249
Core i5 12450HX
17651
Integer math 70.7 GOps/sec 56.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.4 GOps/sec 42.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.7M Strings/sec 22.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.5 GBytes/sec 11.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.2 MBytes/sec 212.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1002 Frames/sec 1019 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.6B Matrices/sec 13.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5384 & 1622 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12500H +17%
152.89
Core i5 12450HX
131.01

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.6 PPW 11.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 211.7 PPW 154.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 450 PPW 320.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.4 PPW 2.38 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 12500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 2026516 / 2644
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 202498 / 660
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-17 (Thien)Cinebench 202499 / 821
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-02 (Praheg)Cinebench 202497 / 748
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-21 (uqi)Cinebench 202492 / 527
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Intel Core i5 12450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_AggarwalCinebench 2026509 / 2322
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12500H and i5 12450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 May 10, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-12500H i5-12450HX
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (162nd and 190th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 640 128
TMUs 40 8
ROPs 20 4
Execution Units 80 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12500H +467%
1.7 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450HX
0.3 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12500H official page Intel Core i5 12450HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 108

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Comments

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