Intel Core i7 6700HQ 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2GHz)
Intel Core i5 12450H 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)