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Intel Core i5 13420H vs i5 12450HX

46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13420H
VS
44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450HX
Intel Core i5 13420H
Intel Core i5 12450HX

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i5 13420H against the 2.4 GHz i5 12450HX. 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 13420H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13420H
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) integrated graphics: 1.1 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 384 509
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1546 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 810.8 MB/sec 791.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 61 Klines/sec 58.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 213.2 pages/sec 211.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 242 Mpixels/sec 227.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.9 pages/sec 160.8 pages/sec
Background blur 45.1 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 89.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.8 Mpixels/sec 14.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 690 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 57.3 GOps/sec 56.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.2 GOps/sec 42.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.5M Strings/sec 22.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.2 GBytes/sec 11.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 203 MBytes/sec 212.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 939 Frames/sec 1019 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec 13.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6136 & 1622 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13420H
119.99
Core i5 12450HX +9%
131.01

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.4 PPW 11.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 203.2 PPW 154.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 374 PPW 320.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.67 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 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 12450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_AggarwalCinebench 2026509 / 2322
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13420H and i5 12450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 May 10, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13420H i5-12450HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
Successor - Intel Core 5 210H - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (179th and 190th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.4 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 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 24x
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 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 UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 384 128
TMUs 24 8
ROPs 12 4
Execution Units 48 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13420H +267%
1.1 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450HX
0.3 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13420H official page Intel Core i5 12450HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Total votes: 361

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Comments

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