Intel Core i5-12450H processor review

Core i5-12450H processor released by Intel; release date: Jan 2022. At the time of release, the processor cost $342. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 12. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 640 KB, L2 - 10 MB, L3 - 12 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1744. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4843

3324

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

185062

16490

3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

24923

5123

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	3324
PassMark - CPU mark	16490
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5123

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake 48 EU)

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Compute units	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	220.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	1.766 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	883.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines	384
Pixel fill rate	13.80 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	27.60 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	735
Processor Number	i5-12450H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	12

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A3
Execution Units	48
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)