i5-12450H vs Celeron N2820

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2820
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.32
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+3234%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Celeron N2820 by a whopping 3234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3099738
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency4.3322.44
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 December 2013 (11 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2820 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.39 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2820 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
SocketFCBGA1170Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1200 MHz)
Graphics max frequency756 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

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.

Celeron N2820 0.32
i5-12450H 10.67
+3234%

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.

Celeron N2820 505
i5-12450H 16949
+3256%

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.

Celeron N2820 1061
i5-12450H 8178
+671%

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.

Celeron N2820 2010
i5-12450H 35790
+1681%

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.

Celeron N2820 1418
i5-12450H 11439
+707%

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.

Celeron N2820 48.5
i5-12450H 7.23
+571%

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.

Celeron N2820 1
i5-12450H 16
+2226%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N2820 58
i5-12450H 1321
+2178%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N2820 38
i5-12450H 238
+528%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N2820 0.36
i5-12450H 2.88
+700%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N2820 0.1
i5-12450H 8
+6054%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N2820 675
i5-12450H 6015
+791%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N2820 6
i5-12450H 76
+1209%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N2820 27
i5-12450H 273
+928%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 10.67
Integrated graphics card 0.77 4.56
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron N2820 has 542.9% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 3234.4% higher aggregate performance score, 492.2% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2820 in performance tests.


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