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Intel Core i7 12700H vs i5 12450HX

54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
VS
44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450HX
Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i5 12450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 12450HX with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12450HX and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2353 vs 2073 points
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700H
vs
Core i5 12450HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 509
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2322
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 907 MB/sec 791.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 58.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 211.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 227.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 160.8 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 89.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 14.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H +41%
24970
Core i5 12450HX
17651
Integer math 87.9 GOps/sec 56.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 42.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 22.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 11.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 212.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 1019 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 13.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 1622 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700H +51%
197.87
Core i5 12450HX
131.01

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 11.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 154.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 320.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 2.38 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Geekbench 7 CPU1884 / 8871
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Cinebench 2026460 / 1351
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
Add View all (17)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_AggarwalCinebench 2026509 / 2322
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i5 12450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 May 10, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700H i5-12450HX
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (125th and 190th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 768 128
TMUs 48 8
ROPs 24 4
Execution Units 96 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700H +633%
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450HX
0.3 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700H official page Intel Core i5 12450HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

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