i5-12450H vs Celeron N3060

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3060
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.42
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+2440%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Celeron N3060 by a whopping 2440% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2988737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency6.6222.44
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 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)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H 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 N3060 and Core i5-12450H 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 N3060 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.2 GHz
Execution Units1248

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12.1
OpenGL+4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N3060 0.42
i5-12450H 10.67
+2440%

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 N3060 665
i5-12450H 16947
+2448%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N3060 1267
i5-12450H 8178
+545%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N3060 2397
i5-12450H 35790
+1393%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N3060 43.13
i5-12450H 7.23
+497%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N3060 1
i5-12450H 16
+1834%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N3060 73
i5-12450H 1321
+1722%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3060 38
i5-12450H 238
+526%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3060 0.44
i5-12450H 2.88
+555%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N3060 0.5
i5-12450H 8
+1678%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N3060 5
i5-12450H 76
+1294%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N3060 28
i5-12450H 273
+860%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 10.67
Integrated graphics card 0.45 5.58
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron N3060 has 650% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 2440.5% higher aggregate performance score, 1140% faster integrated GPU, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3060 in performance tests.


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