Intel Core i5-12600HX vs Intel Core i7-11370H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-11370H
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i7-11370H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12600HX or Intel Core i7-11370H - 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 i5-12600HX has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600HX was released in Q2/2022.

The Intel Core i7-11370H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11370H was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
12 Generation 11
Alder Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13600HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600HX is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz). The Intel Core i7-11370H has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.80 GHz).

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-11370H
12 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.30 GHz (4.80 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-12600HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-11370H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
11 GPU Generation 12
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
32 Compute units 96
256 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
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
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12600HX supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11370H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-11370H
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 4
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a TDP of 55 W, that of the Intel Core i7-11370H is 35 W.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-11370H
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
157 W TDP (PL2) 60 W @ 58 s
-- TDP up 48 W
45 W TDP down 28 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a 32.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-11370H cache has a total of 17.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-11370H
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1526
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
Q2/2022 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 426 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600HX (100%)
Intel Core i7-11370H (89%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600HX (100%)
Intel Core i7-11370H (60%)

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 i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1765 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1578 (89%)

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 i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
8036 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5612 (70%)

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 i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.35 GHz
691 (33%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
2070 (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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
24105 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
11866 (49%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1517 (100%)

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 i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5812 (100%)

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 i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1919 (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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5466 (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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
590 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2457 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
75 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
2613 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i7-11370H
Unknown ASUS TUF Dash F15

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