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.

Intel Core i5-12450H

Intel Core i9-11900H

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: 3375 vs 3132

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3375 vs 3132

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: 20563 vs 16982
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	20563 vs 16982
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

3375

3132

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16982

20563

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5188

5923

Name	Intel Core i5-12450H	Intel Core i9-11900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3375	3132
PassMark - CPU mark	16982	20563
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	719	717
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)