Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Core i5-12500H vs Core i5-12450HX benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12500H beats the Core i5-12450HX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12450HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-12500H has significantly more cores than the Core i5-12450HX. Indeed, the Core i5-12500H has 12 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i5-12450HX. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12450HX. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-12500H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12450HX. Also, the Core i5-12500H has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-12500H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-12450HX 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 Core i5-12500H. Despite this, the Core i5-12500H 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 i5-12500H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.