Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12450H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500T and Intel Core i5-12450H 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 i5-12500T

Intel Core i5-12450H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500T

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3484 vs 3324

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3484 vs 3324

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12450H

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

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
L1 cache	640 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 7.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16490 vs 16428

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12450H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3484

3324

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16428

16490

Name	Intel Core i5-12500T	Intel Core i5-12450H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3484	3324
PassMark - CPU mark	16428	16490
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5123

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500T	Intel Core i5-12450H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$222	$342
Place in performance rating	405	735
Processor Number	i5-12500T	i5-12450H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	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	4.40 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
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 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 Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690	0x46A3
Execution Units	32	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.20 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	4096 x 2304 @ 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	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	28
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	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)