Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core i5-6500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core i5-6500 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3324 vs 2100
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16490 vs 5618
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5123 vs 2112
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 640 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3324 vs 2100
PassMark - CPU mark 16490 vs 5618
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5123 vs 2112

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3324
2100
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16490
5618
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
5123
2112
Name Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-6500
PassMark - Single thread mark 3324 2100
PassMark - CPU mark 16490 5618
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5123 2112
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 75.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5455

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-6500

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Skylake
Launch date Jan 2022 5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $342 $192
Place in performance rating 735 1430
Processor Number i5-12450H i5-6500
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop
Price now $234.38
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 9.10

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 640 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 12 4
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 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 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46A3 0x1912
Execution Units 48
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 50 x 25 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 28 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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