Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i5-10400F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i5-10400F 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 i5-12450HX

Intel Core i5-10400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3353 vs 2542
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18306 vs 12141

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3353 vs 2542
PassMark - CPU mark	18306 vs 12141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12450HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3353

2542

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18306

12141

Name	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i5-10400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3353	2542
PassMark - CPU mark	18306	12141
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4742

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i5-10400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	10 May 2022	Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$312	$155 - $157
Place in performance rating	433	1061
Processor Number	i5-12450HX	i5-10400F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	12	12
Base frequency		2.90 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 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	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)