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Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i9-9880H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2022
Intel Core i5-12450HX
Intel Core i5-12450HX
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i9-9880H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12450HX or Intel Core i9-9880H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12450HX has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz). 8 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 55 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i9-9880H has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz) left arrow 2.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12450HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    539 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    279 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    463 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.82 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 55 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9880H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    449 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    666 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    124 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    324 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    10 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12450HX Intel Core i5-12450HX
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000H left arrow Intel Core i 9000H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Core i5-12450HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i9-9880H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    55 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    157 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i5-12450HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow BGA 1440
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake H left arrow Coffee Lake H Refresh
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i9-9880H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
665
Intel Core i5-12450HX
461
Intel Core i9-9880H

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