Intel Core i5 12450HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450HX, vs AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12450HX and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
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 7 8845HS
1775
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10035
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
16232
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
100
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
893
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3360
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
3755
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18320
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
28661
Integer Math57.2 GOps/s98.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math43.1 GOps/s59.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search54 M primes/s87 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.3 M strings/s41.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.1 GB/s20.5 GB/s
Data Compression219.7 MB/s347.6 MB/s
Physics1102 frames/s1349 frames/s
Extended Instructions139 M matrices/s259 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2262
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
2538
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9541
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
11633
File Compression825.6 MB/s1000 MB/s
Clang Compilation63.4 KLines/s91.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser238.5 pages/s249 pages/s
PDF Rendering252.2 MP/sec365.8 MP/sec
Text Processing223.8 pages/s249.6 pages/s
Background Blur46.2 frames/s46.2 frames/s
Photo Processing91.6 frames/s103.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing15 MP/sec19 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12450HX
131.01
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
205.32

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 173.5 PPW 215.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.1 PPW 530.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11.3 PPW 16.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.38 PPW 3.8 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced May, 10, 2022 December, 6, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Model number i5-12450HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 2.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.1 GHzn/a
General
Cores count88
Threads count1216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x38x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 35-54 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 FP8
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 128 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS the clear winner in this comparison.

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