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Intel Core i7 12800H vs i5 12450H

53 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12800H
VS
46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450H
Intel Core i7 12800H
Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 12800H with 14-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.

  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 12450H and 12800H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12800H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12800H
vs
Core i5 12450H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#190th place)
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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)
Core i7 12800H +41%
11928
Core i5 12450H
8489
File compression 1050 MB/sec 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 90.1 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 316.5 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 342.2 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 235.3 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 48 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 102 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.8 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1014 & 757 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12800H +49%
23648
Core i5 12450H
15893
Integer math 83.9 GOps/sec 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 59.1 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 99M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 29.7M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.8 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 266.4 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1626 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1651 & 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12800H +54%
178.12
Core i5 12450H
115.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.2 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 265.1 PPW 188.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 525.5 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.96 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 12800H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Laima)Geekbench 6 CPU2243 / 8808
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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
Add View all (5)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12800H 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 i7-12800H i5-12450H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H -
Successor - Intel Core i7 13800H - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (135th and 182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 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 Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 12
Execution Units 96 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12800H +144%
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450H
0.9 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

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 12800H official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

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