Intel Core i7 13620H vs i5 12450HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13620H with 10-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 12450HX 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 i7 13620H
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer - released 8 months later
- 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2494 vs 2073 points
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 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 tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 509 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2322 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1100 MB/sec | 791.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 86.7 Klines/sec | 58.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 293.8 pages/sec | 211.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 338.2 Mpixels/sec | 227.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 251.9 pages/sec | 160.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 52.1 images/sec | 40.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 107.8 images/sec | 89.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20 Mpixels/sec | 14.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 79.1 GOps/sec | 56.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 58.1 GOps/sec | 42.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 94M Primes/sec | 51M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 28.5M Strings/sec | 22.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15 GBytes/sec | 11.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 270 MBytes/sec | 212.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1561 Frames/sec | 1019 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.8B Matrices/sec | 13.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 18.1 PPW | 11.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 273.2 PPW | 154.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 516.7 PPW | 320.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.12 PPW | 2.38 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 13620H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Texar) | Cinebench 2026 | 531 / 1297 |
| π 2026-07-17 (kam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2647 / 13329 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2523 / 11616 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2644 / 11794 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 914 |
Intel Core i5 12450HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_Aggarwal | Cinebench 2026 | 509 / 2322 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13620H and i5 12450HXGeneral
| 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 | i7-13620H | i5-12450HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (64EU) | UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS |
| Successor | - Intel Core 7 240H | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX |
Intel CPU rating (122nd and 190th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (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) | 115 W | 157 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#162nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 6-15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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 i7 13620H official page | Intel Core i5 12450HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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