Intel Core i5 8400 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2GHz)
Intel Core i5 12450H 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 3 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (45W vs 65W)