Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i7-1280P

Processor comparisons   11-09-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i7-1280P tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Furmark, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Handbrake, Blender, AIDA64, 7zip, Gears 5, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fallout 76

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1280P or Intel Core i5-12450HX.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-12450HX

57%

Core i7-1280P

56%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-12450HX is 1% better than Core i7-1280P. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12450HX

55%

Core i7-1280P

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.9	98.4
Valorant	110.1	111.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	62.6
Apex Legends	103.5	105.1
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	83.8
Overwatch	89.2	90.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	77.1
DOOM Eternal	55.0	55.9
Warzone	85.9	87.2
Assassin's Creed	92.5	93.9
Valheim	91.4	92.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12450HX

101%

Core i7-1280P

200%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-1280P is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12450HX as it consumes less power: 55W vs. 28W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i7-1280P
Cinbench 15 Single-core	324	298
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2314	2182
Cinbench 20 Single-core	764	715
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5244	4954
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1775	1673
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17265	16330

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i7-1280P
Single-Core	4149	3917
Multi-Core	24167	22862

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i7-1280P
Single-Core	1679	1681
Multi-Core	8683	10160

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i7-1280P
Announcement date	June 26, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1744
Core name	Alder Lake	Alder Lake-P
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	12
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	8	14
Threads	12	20
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	55 W	28 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12450HX is 41% better than Core i7-1280P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1280P has 6 more core than Core i5-12450HX. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12450HX is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1280P is better: 18
However, it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i7-1280P before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12450HX - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12450HX specs and review.

Intel Core i7-1280P - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-1280P specs and review.