i5-12450H vs Athlon II X2 240e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240e and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2791	738
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	1.30	22.42
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240e 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	117 mm2	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240e 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240e 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	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 240e and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 240e and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240e and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240e and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.62	10.66
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm

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