Intel Core i5 12450HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450HX, vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12450HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
1583
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1323
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10035
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
9526
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
91
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
536
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3360
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
2651
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18320
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18169
Integer Math57.2 GOps/s50 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math43.1 GOps/s29.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search54 M primes/s110 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.3 M strings/s24.4 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.1 GB/s14.3 GB/s
Data Compression219.7 MB/s224.4 MB/s
Physics1102 frames/s1187 frames/s
Extended Instructions139 M matrices/s148 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2262
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1799
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9541
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
7670
File Compression825.6 MB/s713.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation63.4 KLines/s64.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser238.5 pages/s156.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering252.2 MP/sec232.9 MP/sec
Text Processing223.8 pages/s149.6 pages/s
Background Blur46.2 frames/s39 frames/s
Photo Processing91.6 frames/s54 frames/s
Ray Tracing15 MP/sec13.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12450HX
131.01
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
137.5

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 173.5 PPW 80.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.1 PPW 191.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11.3 PPW 5.6 PPW
Blender / W 2.38 PPW 1.45 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced May, 10, 2022 July, 7, 2019
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i5-12450HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.1 GHzn/a
General
Cores count86
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x38x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 3.8 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 95 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16

Results

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