i5-12450H vs Pentium 3550M

Place in performance ranking	2532	699
Place by popularity	not in top-100	3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3550M 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	704 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	130 mm²	217 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M 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	1	1
Socket	FCPGA946	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Pentium 3550M 0.86

i5-12450H 11.00
+1179%

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.

Pentium 3550M 1330

i5-12450H 17008
+1179%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.86	11.00
Recency	1 October 2013	4 January 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	45 Watt

Pentium 3550M has 21.6% lower power consumption.

i5-12450H, on the other hand, has a 1179.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3550M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3550M and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.