i7-14650HX vs i5-12450H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
Core i7-14650HX
2024
16 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
22.88
+114%

Core i7-14650HX outperforms Core i5-12450H by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking737229
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-PRaptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency22.4439.37
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data157 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 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+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX 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
SocketIntel BGA 1744FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX. 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+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12450H and Core i7-14650HX.

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
i7-14650HX 22.88
+114%

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
i7-14650HX 36336
+114%

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
i7-14650HX 15819
+93.4%

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
i7-14650HX 112749
+215%

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
+105%
i7-14650HX 14.8

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
i7-14650HX 44
+173%

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
i7-14650HX 3799
+188%

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
i7-14650HX 287
+20.6%

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
i7-14650HX 3.4
+18.1%

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
i7-14650HX 19.8
+148%

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
i7-14650HX 38336
+537%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-12450H 7212
i7-14650HX 16810
+133%

Blender(-)

i5-12450H 394
+179%
i7-14650HX 141

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-12450H 1638
i7-14650HX 1933
+18%

7-Zip Single

i5-12450H 5145
i7-14650HX 6695
+30.1%

7-Zip

i5-12450H 33584
i7-14650HX 93686
+179%

WebXPRT 3

i5-12450H 285
i7-14650HX 311
+9.1%

CrossMark Overall

i5-12450H 1543
i7-14650HX 2092
+35.6%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-12450H 238
i7-14650HX 283
+18.9%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-12450H 682
+176%
i7-14650HX 247

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-12450H 8223
i7-14650HX 16010
+94.7%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i5-12450H 2250
i7-14650HX 2761
+22.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.67 22.88
Integrated graphics card 4.56 5.58
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 12 24
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

i5-12450H has 22.2% lower power consumption.

i7-14650HX, on the other hand, has a 114.4% higher aggregate performance score, 22.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-14650HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12450H in performance tests.


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