Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core 7 240H

Core i5-12450HX vs Core 7 240H specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core 7 240H is faster than the Core i5-12450HX. Despite this, the Core i5-12450HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 7 240H has slightly more cores than the Core i5-12450HX. Indeed, the Core 7 240H has 10 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i5-12450HX. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12450HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 7 240H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12450HX. Also, the Core 7 240H has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core 7 240H has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-12450HX. The Core 7 240H also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12450HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.