Intel Core i5-12450H vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450H and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12450H

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3375 vs 2736
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16982 vs 11026

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3375 vs 2736
PassMark - CPU mark	16982 vs 11026

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3375

2736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16982

11026

Name	Intel Core i5-12450H	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3375	2736
PassMark - CPU mark	16982	11026
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12450H	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$342
Place in performance rating	719	813
Processor Number	i5-12450H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		100-000000291
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	640 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	12	8
Base frequency		2.6 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
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	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A3
Execution Units	48	6
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics max frequency		1600 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
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	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)