i5-12450H vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.48
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.54
+612%

Core i5-12450H outperforms A8-3850 by a whopping 612% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2162741
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency1.4122.31
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)January 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size228 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM1Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6550DIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-3850 1.48
i5-12450H 10.54
+612%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-3850 2373
i5-12450H 16888
+612%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-3850 2649
i5-12450H 8178
+209%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3850 9534
i5-12450H 35790
+275%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-3850 4027
i5-12450H 11439
+184%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-3850 14.2
i5-12450H 7.23
+96.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-3850 3
i5-12450H 16
+369%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 10.54
Integrated graphics card 1.04 4.57
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

i5-12450H has a 612.2% higher aggregate performance score, 339.4% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


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