Intel Core i5-14500HX vs Intel Core i5-12600HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14500HX and Intel Core i5-12600HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-14500HX

Intel Core i5-12600HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14500HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27893 vs 24096

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 10 May 2022
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 960 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 15 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared) vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27893 vs 24096

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HX

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3634 vs 3533

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3634 vs 3533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14500HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3533

3634

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27893

24096

Name	Intel Core i5-14500HX	Intel Core i5-12600HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3533	3634
PassMark - CPU mark	27893	24096

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14500HX	Intel Core i5-12600HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	277	284
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$284
Processor Number		i5-12600HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	20	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1964	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)