Intel Core i5 12450HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 12450HX with 8-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450HX
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2073 vs 1749 points
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
- More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 8 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 509 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2322 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 791.5 MB/sec | 587.8 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 58.4 Klines/sec | 36.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 211.7 pages/sec | 128.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 227.4 Mpixels/sec | 168.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 160.8 pages/sec | 179.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 34.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 89.9 images/sec | 54.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.7 Mpixels/sec | 10.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 56.2 GOps/sec | 40.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 42.3 GOps/sec | 23.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 51M Primes/sec | 30M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 22.7M Strings/sec | 15.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 11.8 GBytes/sec | 9.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 212.4 MBytes/sec | 153 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1019 Frames/sec | 571 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 13.3B Matrices/sec | 10.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11.3 PPW | 8.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 154.4 PPW | 114.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 320.9 PPW | 227.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.38 PPW | 1.3 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 12450HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_Aggarwal | Cinebench 2026 | 509 / 2322 |
AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12450HX and AMD Ryzen 5 7235HSGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | May 10, 2022 | January 5, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) |
| Model number | i5-12450HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (16EU) | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX | - |
Intel CPU rating (#190th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#155th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.1 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 32x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | FP7 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 128 | - |
| TMUs | 8 | - |
| ROPs | 4 | - |
| Execution Units | 16 | - |
| TGP | 6-15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 12450HX official page | AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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