Intel Core i5-12450H vs UNISOC SC9863A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12450H CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC SC9863A
Intel Core i5-12450H UNISOC SC9863A

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12450H or UNISOC SC9863A - 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 i5-12450H has 8 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12450H was released in Q1/2022.

The UNISOC SC9863A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC SC9863A was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group UNISOC 4G 28nm (2)
12 Generation 0
Alder Lake H Architecture --
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13420H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12450H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12450H is 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the UNISOC SC9863A has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the UNISOC SC9863A is at 1.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12450H Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
8 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
1.50 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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.

Intel Core i5-12450H Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-12450H or UNISOC SC9863A 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU PowerVR GE8322
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 1
48 Compute units 1
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU PowerVR GE8322
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12450H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The UNISOC SC9863A supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i5-12450H Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X, LPDDR4, LPDDR3
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
7.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-12450H is 45 W, while the UNISOC SC9863A has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-12450H Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12450H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The UNISOC SC9863A is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-12450H Characteristic UNISOC SC9863A
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2019
311 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12450H (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A (9%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12450H (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A (10%)

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 i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1650 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
147 (9%)

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 i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
7786 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
768 (10%)

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 i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.20 GHz
921 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
PowerVR GE8322 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (4%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
10305 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 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.
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2218 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
8862 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
18072 (100%)
UNISOC SC9863A UNISOC SC9863A
8C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12450H UNISOC SC9863A
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