i5-12450HX vs Athlon II N370

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N370
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57
Core i5-12450HX
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 55 Watt
11.83
+1975%

Core i5-12450HX outperforms Athlon II N370 by a whopping 1975% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2817652
Place by popularitynot in top-10090
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.5320.27
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size117.5 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
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.

Athlon II N370 0.57
i5-12450HX 11.83
+1975%

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.

Athlon II N370 899
i5-12450HX 18726
+1983%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 11.83
Recency 16 December 2010 10 May 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon II N370 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12450HX, on the other hand, has a 1975.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12450HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N370 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N370 and Core i5-12450HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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