Intel Core i5-12500E vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500E and Intel Core i5-12450HX 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.

Intel Core i5-12500E

Intel Core i5-12450HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500E

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3735 vs 3353
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20699 vs 18306

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3735 vs 3353
PassMark - CPU mark	20699 vs 18306

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450HX

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	10 May 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Number of cores	8 vs 6
L1 cache	640 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 7.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12450HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3735

3353

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20699

18306

Name	Intel Core i5-12500E	Intel Core i5-12450HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3735	3353
PassMark - CPU mark	20699	18306

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500E	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	10 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$312
Place in performance rating	274	433
Processor Number	i5-12500E	i5-12450HX
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32	16
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)