i5-12450H vs Xeon D-1541

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1541
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+69.1%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Xeon D-1541 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1071737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.84no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency13.2622.43
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246.24 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 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 Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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.

Xeon D-1541 6.31
i5-12450H 10.67
+69.1%

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.

Xeon D-1541 10024
i5-12450H 16948
+69.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.31 10.67
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Xeon D-1541 has 33.3% more threads.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 69.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1541 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1541 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1541 and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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