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Intel Core i5 13420H vs i5 12450H

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Intel Core i5 13420H
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Intel Core i5 12450H
Intel Core i5 13420H
Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i5 13420H 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 (6)

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 13420H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13420H
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) integrated graphics: 1.1 vs 0.9 TFLOPS
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13420H
vs
Core i5 12450H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 384 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1546 -
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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 810.8 MB/sec 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 61 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 213.2 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 242 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.9 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 45.1 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.8 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 690 & 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 13420H +6%
16829
Core i5 12450H
15893
Integer math 57.3 GOps/sec 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.2 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.5M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.2 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 203 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 939 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6136 & 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13420H +4%
119.99
Core i5 12450H
115.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.4 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 203.2 PPW 188.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 374 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.67 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 13420H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (blink)Cinebench 2026384 / 1546
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Ayman alawadhi)Geekbench 6 CPU2328 / 8291
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (zen lake)Geekbench 6 CPU2249 / 9640
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (indo)Cinebench 202484 / 482
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Basil)Cinebench 202493 / 514
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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 13420H and i5 12450H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13420H i5-12450H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS -
Successor - Intel Core 5 210H - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (179th and 182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 384 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 12 12
Execution Units 48 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13420H +22%
1.1 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450H
0.9 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13420H official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12450H or i5 13420H?
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Watermelon April 24, 2026 at 04:06 AM
I used both. I have the 13420H and my friend has 12450H. Performance difference is not noticeable even a bit. Both are actually new and has good battery life. The difference is in price, I'd call the 12450H winner because of the price to Performance comparisons. Though both laptop gets really got. Both were in Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, different variant.
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Walter White October 6, 2024 at 07:00 AM
The 13420h is indeed more efficient and better performing, but not by much than about 10%. Besides, it being an intel 13th generation processor makes me concerned about its life span, considering all the problems with 13th and 14th gen processors.
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Elmer Baay April 23, 2024 at 02:25 PM
Intel Core i5 13420H is far more superior to i5 12450H in terms of performance and battery efficiency ratio.
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Harshad June 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Actually slightly superior considering generation gap
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Hari July 11, 2024 at 04:24 PM
But why its far more power efficient? What's the problem with 12th gen?
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Gosh July 26, 2024 at 05:58 PM
Hari, Its called more efficient because it consumes same amount of power but performs better.
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