Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12450HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Intel Core i5-12450HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-12450HX and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-12450HX 8 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake H Architecture Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13450HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12450HX is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-12450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
1.80 GHz (3.10 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-12450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 710
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.58 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 710
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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-12450HX, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-12450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-12450HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-12450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12450HX has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i5-12450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Q2/2022 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price --
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
96 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
624 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2207 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
9230 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.30 GHz
665 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 710 @ 0.58 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 i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
8C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
18874 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12450HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
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