Intel Core i5 12450HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12450HX, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12450HX and Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
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
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
2074
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
10035
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
94
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
624
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
3360
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
18320
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
Integer Math57.2 GOps/s83.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math43.1 GOps/s106.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search54 M primes/s340 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.3 M strings/s38.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.1 GB/s24.7 GB/s
Data Compression219.7 MB/s311.8 MB/s
Physics1102 frames/s2510 frames/s
Extended Instructions139 M matrices/s252 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
2262
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12450HX
9541
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
File Compression825.6 MB/s1470 MB/s
Clang Compilation63.4 KLines/s136.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser238.5 pages/s434.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering252.2 MP/sec529.3 MP/sec
Text Processing223.8 pages/s353 pages/s
Background Blur46.2 frames/s79.5 frames/s
Photo Processing91.6 frames/s172 frames/s
Ray Tracing15 MP/sec27.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12450HX
131.01
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 173.5 PPW 391.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.1 PPW 728 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11.3 PPW 25.7 PPW
Blender / W 2.38 PPW 4.56 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced May, 10, 2022 January, 6, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Arrow Lake
Model number i5-12450HX 285H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Arc Graphics 140T

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Frequency 2.4 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.1 GHz4.5 GHz
General
Cores count816
Threads count1216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x29x
L1 cache80 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1964 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 100 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285H the clear winner in this comparison.

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