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Intel Core i7 1355U vs i5 12450H

49 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1355U
VS
46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450H
Intel Core i7 1355U
Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 1355U with 10-cores against the 2 GHz i5 12450H 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 12450H and 1355U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1355U
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.9 TFLOPS
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2466 vs 2187 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 1355U
vs
Core i5 12450H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 1355U +13%
2466
Core i5 12450H
2187
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1355U
7553
Core i5 12450H +23%
9279
File compression 519.7 MB/sec 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 58.7 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 159 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 219.7 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 221.5 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 33.4 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 64.2 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.5 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 653 & 757 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 1355U
13850
Core i5 12450H +15%
15893
Integer math 50.4 GOps/sec 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.2M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.6 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 152.3 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 844 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.5B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3976 & 7165 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 1355U
94.87
Core i5 12450H +22%
115.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 33.9 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 503.5 PPW 206.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 923.3 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.32 PPW 2.57 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 1355U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-28 (Linode)Geekbench 6 CPU2435 / 7355
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Intel Core i5 12450H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 -> dmytrokobzarGeekbench 6 CPU2342 / 9865
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (Burnt_T0ast)Geekbench 6 CPU2342 / 8962
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-23 (atlas)Geekbench 6 CPU2181 / 7757
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Raj)Cinebench 202491 / 588
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-30 (black lee)Cinebench 202491 / 601
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1355U and i5 12450H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-1355U i5-12450H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255U - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (159th and 182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.7 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.2 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 17x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 95 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 12
Execution Units 96 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 1355U +122%
2 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450H
0.9 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1355U official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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