Intel Core i7 12650H vs i5 12450H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12650H with 10-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

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12450H and 12650H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650H
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) integrated graphics: 1.4 vs 0.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

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)
10434
File compression 786 MB/sec 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 76 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 237.9 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 302.7 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 234.7 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 47.2 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 88.5 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.3 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1022 & 757 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
21281
Integer math 71.9 GOps/sec 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 53.5 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 88M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.6 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 241.9 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1374 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4012 & 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
158.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 231.9 PPW 188.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 472.9 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.52 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 i7 12650H
No benchmark results yet
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

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12650H and i5 12450H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12650H i5-12450H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H -
Successor - - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (156th and 182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 8
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (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) 115 W 95 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 512 384
TMUs 32 24
ROPs 16 12
Execution Units 64 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.4 TFLOPS
0.9 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12650H official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12450H or i7 12650H?
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Lokhande April 14, 2025 at 04:40 PM
Will choose i7 12650H Very Nice Comparisons
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