Core i5-10500H vs Core i5-2450M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2450M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.34
Core i5-10500H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.26
+442%

i5-10500H outperforms i5-2450M by a whopping 442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2194947
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date2 November 2011 (12 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$823no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus support4 × 5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB153 KB
L3 cache3 MB12 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H 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
SocketSocket G2BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technology++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2450M and Core i5-10500H.

PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-2450M 1.34
i5-10500H 7.26
+442%

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.

i5-2450M 2074
i5-10500H 11230
+441%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-2450M 458
i5-10500H 1441
+215%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-2450M 884
i5-10500H 5015
+467%

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.

i5-2450M 3919
i5-10500H 7109
+81.4%

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.

i5-2450M 8542
i5-10500H 37125
+335%

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.

i5-2450M 3442
i5-10500H 11157
+224%

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.

i5-2450M 19.04
i5-10500H 9.13
+109%

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.

i5-2450M 3
i5-10500H 14
+401%

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.

i5-2450M 1.2
i5-10500H 2.1
+75%

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.

i5-2450M 1.4
i5-10500H 4.1
+193%

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.

i5-2450M 2849
i5-10500H 6194
+117%

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.  

i5-2450M 15
i5-10500H 78
+433%

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.  

i5-2450M 79
i5-10500H 228
+189%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.34 7.26
Integrated graphics card 0.66 3.09
Recency 2 November 2011 2 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i5-2450M has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i5-10500H, on the other hand, has a 441.8% higher aggregate performance score, 368.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2450M in performance tests.


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