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Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-12450H is a mobile processor from the Alder Lake-H series, featuring 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores for a total of 12 threads. With a base clock of 2 GHz and a boost up to 4.4 GHz, it offers solid multi-threaded performance suitable for mainstream laptops. It competes with AMD's Ryzen 5000 and 6000 series mobile processors, providing a balanced option for productivity and light gaming.
Verdict
“A balanced mobile CPU for mainstream laptops, ideal for productivity and light gaming.”
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
225.7 pts/W
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Warframe
Mixed player settings
43 FPS
Playable
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