Intel Core i5 12450H vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450H, vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 55.3 GOps/s | 83.7 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 41.1 GOps/s | 51.1 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 46 M primes/s | 81 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 21.1 M strings/s | 31.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11 GB/s | 14.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 198.8 MB/s | 285.6 MB/s |
| Physics | 900 frames/s | 1365 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 122 M matrices/s | 201 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 719.1 MB/s | 1100 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 57.2 KLines/s | 77.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 201.6 pages/s | 264 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 238.8 MP/sec | 343.4 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 230.7 pages/s | 278.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 39.5 frames/s | 51.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 74.2 frames/s | 121.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 12.4 MP/sec | 17.6 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 188.6 PPW | 338.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 367.2 PPW | 690.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 13.4 PPW | 22.6 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.57 PPW | 5.66 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | June, 9, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 5 (Strix Point) |
| Model number | i5-12450H | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 890M |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 5 |
| Threads | 4 | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Threads count | 12 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 20x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 16 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 35-45 W | 15-35 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 95 W | n/a |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | FP8 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-8000 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | 16 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme the clear winner in this comparison.
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