i5-12450H vs Athlon 220GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+282%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1688737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency7.5422.43
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 220GE 2.79
i5-12450H 10.67
+282%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 220GE 4432
i5-12450H 16948
+282%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 10.67
Integrated graphics card 2.98 4.56
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon 220GE has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 282.4% higher aggregate performance score, 53% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 220GE is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 220GE and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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