i5-12450HX vs Celeron N3050

Place in the ranking	3041	672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	5.83	20.05
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX 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	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.16 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	12	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12.1
OpenGL	+	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

Celeron N3050 0.37

i5-12450HX 11.66
+3051%

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.

Celeron N3050 588

i5-12450HX 18514
+3049%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.37	11.66
Integrated graphics card	0.77	5.58
Recency	1 April 2015	10 May 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

Celeron N3050 has 816.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12450HX, on the other hand, has a 3051.4% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12450HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3050 and Core i5-12450HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.