Intel Core i5-10500E vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-10500E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-12450HX
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-12450HX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-10500E or Intel Core i5-12450HX - 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 Intel Core i5-10500E has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500E was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i5-12450HX has 8 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12450HX was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Core i5 Family Intel Core i5
Intel Core i 10000 CPU group Intel Core i 12000H
10 Generation 12
Comet Lake S Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-9500 Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-13450HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-10500E or Intel Core i5-12450HX can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

6 Cores 8
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.10 GHz)
4x Gracemont
-- C-Core --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-10500E or Intel Core i5-12450HX 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 11
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Execution units 32
192 Shader 256
64 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.

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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
L2 Cache
12.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 20

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-10500E or Intel Core i5-12450HX as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d 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 Q2/2022
195 $ Release price --
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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.

Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1062 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
5520 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (66%)
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.30 GHz
665 (100%)
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Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-12450HX
Unknown Unknown

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