Ryzen 5 8500G vs Core i5-12450HX benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 8500G 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.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-12450HX has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Ryzen 5 8500G that has 6 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 8500G has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12450HX. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-12450HX has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 8500G. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 8500G has slightly 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 Ryzen 5 8500G has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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