i5-12450H vs PRO A8-9600B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-9600B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.44
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.70
+643%

Core i5-12450H outperforms PRO A8-9600B by a whopping 643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2174726
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency9.0922.50
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B 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 speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B 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
SocketFP4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B 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++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
iGPU core count6no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A8-9600B 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 PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1.44
i5-12450H 10.70
+643%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2292
i5-12450H 16997
+642%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2336
i5-12450H 8178
+250%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 5703
i5-12450H 35790
+528%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2930
i5-12450H 11439
+290%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 16.76
i5-12450H 7.23
+132%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2
i5-12450H 16
+569%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

PRO A8-9600B 203
i5-12450H 1321
+551%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 71
i5-12450H 238
+235%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 0.84
i5-12450H 2.88
+243%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1.5
i5-12450H 8
+433%

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.  

PRO A8-9600B 13
i5-12450H 76
+470%

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.  

PRO A8-9600B 70
i5-12450H 273
+289%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1444
i5-12450H 6015
+317%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 10.70
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

PRO A8-9600B has 200% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 643.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-9600B in performance tests.


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