Intel Core i7-10700F vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Core i7-10700F vs Core i5-12450HX comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12450HX beats the Core i7-10700F in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-10700F in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-10700F has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-10700F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12450HX. In terms of cache, the Core i5-12450HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-10700F. Despite this, the Core i7-10700F has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-12450HX.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-10700F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.