Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i5-12600H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12650H and Intel Core i5-12600H 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 i7-12650H

Intel Core i5-12600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12650H

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3590 vs 3563

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3590 vs 3563

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22859 vs 22599

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
L1 cache	960 KB vs 800 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 12.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22859 vs 22599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12650H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3590

3563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22599

22859

Name	Intel Core i7-12650H	Intel Core i5-12600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3590	3563
PassMark - CPU mark	22599	22859

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12650H	Intel Core i5-12600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$502	$311
Place in performance rating	307	314
Processor Number	i7-12650H	i5-12600H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	800 KB	960 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB	15 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of threads	16	16
Front-side bus (FSB)		18 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 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 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	0x46A3	0x46A6
Execution Units	64	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
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	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
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 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	28
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)