i5-12450HX vs Ryzen Threadripper 1940

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated669
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data20.08
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date29 July 2017 (7 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors9,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 configuration11
SocketSP3r2FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
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

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4, 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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2017 10 May 2022
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 12
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 has 75% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

i5-12450HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 227.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Core i5-12450HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1940 is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450HX is a notebook one.


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