i7-12700E vs A10-8700P

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2214	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	3.81	27.17
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Core i7-12700E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.41	18.66
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

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