Intel Core i9-10980HK vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Core i9-10980HK vs Core i5-12450HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12450HX performs better than the Core i9-10980HK. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-10980HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-10980HK has more threads. According to our data, the Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-12450HX have the same clock speed. Despite this, the Core i9-10980HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i9-10980HK 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. In terms of cache, the Core i5-12450HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-10980HK. Despite this, the Core i9-10980HK 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 i9-10980HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.