Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 66% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 60.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3324 vs 947
  • 17.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16490 vs 942
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3324 vs 947
PassMark - CPU mark 16490 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3324
947
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16490
942
Name Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 3324 947
PassMark - CPU mark 16490 942
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 533

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Conroe
Launch date Jan 2022 Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP) $342
Place in performance rating 735 2779
Processor Number i5-12450H E6600
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 640 KB
L2 cache 10 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 60.1°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 12
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 143 mm2
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V

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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 28

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)