Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Intel Core i5 12450H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with 12 cores 1.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12450H with 8 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 5200)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Intel Core i5 12450H 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2GHz vs 1.5GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+10%
1802
Intel Core i5 12450H
1625
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+26%
12454
Intel Core i5 12450H
9883
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+20%
2516
Intel Core i5 12450H
2093
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+13%
9418
Intel Core i5 12450H
8263
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+3%
99
Intel Core i5 12450H
96
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
225U
Processor Number
i5-12450H
FCBGA-2049
Socket
BGA-1744
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (48EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
95 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
15
Multiplier
20x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
384
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
12
-
Execution Units
48
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.84 TFLOPS
