i5-12450H vs Pentium A1018
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-12450H outperforms Pentium A1018 by a whopping 1304% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2657 | 737 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 4 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-P |
| Power efficiency | 2.05 | 22.43 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | 1 July 2013 (11 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium A1018 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium A1018 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCPGA988 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 10.67 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 4.56 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pentium A1018 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 1303.9% higher aggregate performance score, 492.2% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1018 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium A1018 and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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