Core i5-12600HE vs Atom Z670

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	401
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	11 April 2011 (13 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data
Current price	$900 (12x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE 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	1 (Single-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	400 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	65 mm2	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	T-PBGA518	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	2.93 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX535

Iris Xe 80EU

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE integrated GPUs.

LVDS

+

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12600HE.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20
PCI support	-	no data

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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	12
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	45 Watt

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