i5-12450H vs Athlon PRO 300GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+294%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a whopping 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1710737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency7.3222.43
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE 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 speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE 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
SocketSocket AM4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE 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 PRO 300GE 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 PRO 300GE 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 PRO 300GE and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, 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 PRO 300GE and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 PRO 300GE 2.71
i5-12450H 10.67
+294%

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 PRO 300GE 4308
i5-12450H 16948
+293%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 10.67
Integrated graphics card 2.98 4.56
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon PRO 300GE has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 293.7% higher aggregate performance score, 53% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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