Ryzen 9 7845HX vs i5-12450H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7845HX outperforms Core i5-12450H by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 737 | 159 |
| Place by popularity | 4 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Alder Lake-P | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.44 | 49.40 |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-H (2022) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | 217 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1744 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 28 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.67 | 28.71 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.56 | 2.85 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 55 Watt |
i5-12450H has 60% faster integrated GPU, and 22.2% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7845HX, on the other hand, has a 169.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Ryzen 9 7845HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12450H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12450H and Ryzen 9 7845HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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