i5-14600K vs i5-12450H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
Core i5-14600K
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
24.50
+130%

Core i5-14600K outperforms Core i5-12450H by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking737209
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.18
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency22.4418.55
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size217 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1744FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units4832

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i5-12450H 10.67
i5-14600K 24.50
+130%

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.

i5-12450H 16947
i5-14600K 38922
+130%

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.

i5-12450H 8178
i5-14600K 11396
+39.3%

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.

i5-12450H 35790
i5-14600K 75358
+111%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-12450H 11439
i5-14600K 18096
+58.2%

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.

i5-12450H 7.23
i5-14600K 2.39
+203%

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.

i5-12450H 16
i5-14600K 41
+155%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-12450H 1321
i5-14600K 3640
+176%

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.

i5-12450H 238
i5-14600K 297
+24.8%

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.

i5-12450H 2.88
i5-14600K 3.58
+24.3%

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.

i5-12450H 8
i5-14600K 19.5
+144%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-12450H 6015
i5-14600K 11491
+91%

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.  

i5-12450H 76
i5-14600K 209
+175%

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.  

i5-12450H 273
i5-14600K 411
+50.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-12450H 7212
i5-14600K 17516
+143%

Blender(-)

i5-12450H 394
+194%
i5-14600K 134

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-12450H 1638
i5-14600K 2017
+23.2%

7-Zip Single

i5-12450H 5145
i5-14600K 6910
+34.3%

7-Zip

i5-12450H 33584
i5-14600K 93235
+178%

WebXPRT 3

i5-12450H 285
i5-14600K 354
+24.2%

CrossMark Overall

i5-12450H 1543
i5-14600K 2310
+49.8%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-12450H 238
i5-14600K 301
+26.5%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-12450H 682
+206%
i5-14600K 223

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-12450H 8223
i5-14600K 17409
+112%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i5-12450H 2250
i5-14600K 2879
+28%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.67 24.50
Integrated graphics card 5.58 6.16
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

i5-12450H has 177.8% lower power consumption.

i5-14600K, on the other hand, has a 129.6% higher aggregate performance score, 10.4% faster integrated GPU, and 75% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Core i5-14600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12450H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-12450H is a notebook processor while Core i5-14600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12450H and Core i5-14600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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