Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 7 155U and Intel Core i5-12450HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U

Intel Core i5-12450HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
2 more threads: 14 vs 12
Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3439 vs 3395

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	14 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	112 KB (per core) vs 640 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 10 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3439 vs 3395

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450HX

Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18709 vs 16763

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18709 vs 16763

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12450HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3439

3395

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16763

18709

Name	Intel Core Ultra 7 155U	Intel Core i5-12450HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3439	3395
PassMark - CPU mark	16763	18709

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 7 155U	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$490	$312
Place in performance rating	431	425
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12450HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1700 MHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	640 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	10 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	14	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Depends on motherboard	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 2049	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 12 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 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		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)