Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core i9-11900H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core i9-11900H 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3376 vs 3131
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3376 vs 3131

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11900H

  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20518 vs 16949
  • Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5923 vs 5188
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 640 KB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 20518 vs 16949
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5923 vs 5188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11900H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3376
3131
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16949
20518
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
5188
5923
Name Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i9-11900H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3376 3131
PassMark - CPU mark 16949 20518
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5188 5923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i9-11900H

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Tiger Lake
Launch date Jan 2022 11 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $342 $546
Place in performance rating 716 719
Processor Number i5-12450H i9-11900H
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors 11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 640 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 10 MB 10 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 12 16
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Front-side bus (FSB) 24 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 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 Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46A3 0x9A60
Execution Units 48 32
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz 1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 50 x 25 50 x 26.5
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.50 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 28 20
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Virtualization

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