Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Processor comparisons   11-09-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-12450HX vs Intel Core i9-10900KF and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, 7zip, SuperPi, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, PassMark, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12450HX

55%

Core i9-10900KF

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.9	101.4
Valorant	110.1	115.2
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	64.5
Apex Legends	103.5	108.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	86.4
Overwatch	89.2	93.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	79.5
DOOM Eternal	55.0	57.6
Warzone	85.9	89.9
Assassin's Creed	92.5	96.8
Valheim	91.4	95.6

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 i9-10900KF

39%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-12450HX is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10900KF as it consumes less power: 55W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	324	234
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2314	2677
Cinbench 20 Single-core	764	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5244	6399
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1775	1418
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17265	17325

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

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Single-Core	4149	3105
Multi-Core	24167	23797

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

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Single-Core	1679	1471
Multi-Core	8683	13125

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12450HX	Intel Core i9-10900KF
Announcement date	June 26, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1964	FCLGA1200
Core name	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	55 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	20 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 i9-10900KF is 16% better than Core i5-12450HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10900KF has 2 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10900KF is better: 20
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12450HX and Intel Core i9-10900KF before making a choice which CPU 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 i9-10900KF - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10900KF specs and review.