Intel Core i5 7200U vs i5 12450H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 7200U with 2-cores against the 2 GHz i5 12450H with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450H
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Has 9 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) integrated graphics: 0.9 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 5 years and 5 months later
- 2.1x faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2187 vs 1049 points
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- More modern manufacturing process β 10 versus 14 nanometers
- 42% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz)
- Newer PCI Express version β 4.0
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 169.2 MB/sec | 719.1 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 13.1 Klines/sec | 57.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 38.2 pages/sec | 201.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 62.4 Mpixels/sec | 238.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 101.7 pages/sec | 230.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 11.9 images/sec | 39.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 24.2 images/sec | 74.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.67 Mpixels/sec | 12.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 10.2 GOps/sec | 54.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 6.3 GOps/sec | 40 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 12M Primes/sec | 44M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 5.8M Strings/sec | 20.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 1.1 GBytes/sec | 10.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 44.8 MBytes/sec | 190.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 270 Frames/sec | 853 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 3B Matrices/sec | 11.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.5 PPW | 13.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 138.7 PPW | 206.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 224.9 PPW | 353.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.51 PPW | 2.57 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 7200U
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 12450H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-16 -> dmytrokobzar | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2342 / 9865 |
| π 2026-04-03 (Burnt_T0ast) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2342 / 8962 |
| π 2025-12-23 (atlas) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2181 / 7757 |
| π 2025-12-08 (Raj) | Cinebench 2024 | 91 / 588 |
| π 2024-01-30 (black lee) | Cinebench 2024 | 91 / 601 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 7200U and i5 12450HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | August 30, 2016 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-7200U | i5-12450H |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 620 | UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core 5 210H |
Intel CPU rating (#182nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 2 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 3.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 2 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 20x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 3MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 15 W | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 95 W |
| Socket | BGA-1356 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 384 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 3 | 12 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 48 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2133 - LPDDR3-1866 - DDR3L-1600 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 7200U official page | Intel Core i5 12450H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 28 |
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