Intel Core i7-11850H vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Core i7-11850H vs Core i5-12450HX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12450HX beats the Core i7-11850H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-11850H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-11850H has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-11850H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12450HX. Also, the Core i7-11850H has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-11850H 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.

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 i7-11850H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.