i5-12450H vs Athlon II Neo K145
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-12450H outperforms Athlon II Neo K145 by a whopping 5516% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3253 | 737 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 4 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II Neo | Intel Alder Lake-P |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | 22.43 |
| Architecture codename | Nile (2010) | Alder Lake-H (2022) |
| Release date | 15 December 2010 (14 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II Neo K145 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II Neo K145 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 10.67 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon II Neo K145 has 275% lower power consumption.
i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 5515.8% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K145 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II Neo K145 and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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