Intel Core i5-12450HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Core i5-12450HX vs Ryzen 5 7600X3D benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 7600X3D performs better than the Core i5-12450HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12450HX in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i5-12450HX has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Ryzen 5 7600X3D has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 7600X3D. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 5 7600X3D has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-12450HX. Also, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-12450HX CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i5-12450HX has slightly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 7600X3D. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-12450HX.

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.