Intel Core i5 12450H

Intel Core i5 12450H
  • Cores: 8
  • L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
  • TDP: 35-45 W (max. boost up to 95 W)
  • Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i5 12450H - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1744 that has 8 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2000 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4400 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU).

Review

Single-Core Performance
62
Multi-Core Performance
26
Power Efficiency
51
Integrated Graphics
29
NanoReview Final Score
46
Compare Intel Core i5 12450H with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i5 12450H in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
91
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
588

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2246
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8489
File compression 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 757 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3271
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
15893
Integer math 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
115.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 188.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 -> dmytrokobzarGeekBench2342 / 9865
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (Burnt_T0ast)GeekBench2342 / 8962
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-23 (atlas)GeekBench2181 / 7757
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Raj)Cinebench 202491 / 588
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-30 (black lee)Cinebench 202491 / 601

Specifications

Core i5 12450H technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released January 4, 2022
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Alder Lake
Model number i5-12450H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU)
Successor - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating - 181st place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4
P-Threads 8
Base Frequency (P) 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4
E-Threads 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8
Total Threads 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 95 W
Socket BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Shading Units 384
TMUs 24
ROPs 12
Execution Units 48
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.9 TFLOPS
See also: Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) – integrated graphics of Intel Core i5 12450H

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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