AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs Intel Core i7-12650H

Last updated: 2024-03-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 3450U		Intel Core i7-12650H
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or Intel Core i7-12650H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i7-12650H has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12650H was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
2	Generation	12
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Alder Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-12650H has 10 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12650H is at 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650H
4	Cores	10
8	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz)	A-Core	2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) 6x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) 4x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650H
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or Intel Core i7-12650H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU)
1.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.40 GHz
8	GPU Generation	12
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	48
512	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-12650H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650H
DDR4-2400	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	9.50 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-12650H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650H
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
35 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-12650H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 33.50 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650H
12 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FP5	Socket	BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	457 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U (46%)

Intel Core i7-12650H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U (27%)

Intel Core i7-12650H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	822 (46%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1780 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	2745 (25%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10920 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	1229 (86%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU) @ 1.40 GHz	1434 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	6788 (28%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	24470 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	891 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	3197 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	2157 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10411 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	349 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	1246 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	829 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	1443 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	134 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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