Core i5-12450H vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.70
+664%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a whopping 664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2210726
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency1.3922.50
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-H (2022)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA775FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 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+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 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.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.40
i5-12450H 10.70
+664%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224
i5-12450H 16994
+664%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 10.70
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i5-12450H has a 664.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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