i7-12700 vs Celeron N2805

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2805
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.21
Core i7-12700
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.34
+9110%

Core i7-12700 outperforms Celeron N2805 by a whopping 9110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3214299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency4.9728.16
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date11 September 2013 (11 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$349

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed1.46 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.46 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)4.3 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency667 MHz1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.


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.

Celeron N2805 0.21
i7-12700 19.34
+9110%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron N2805 335
i7-12700 30724
+9071%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N2805 756
i7-12700 9171
+1113%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N2805 1430
i7-12700 60892
+4158%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron N2805 885
i7-12700 15390
+1639%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N2805 85.2
i7-12700 2.9
+2838%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N2805 44
i7-12700 3151
+7061%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N2805 24
i7-12700 272
+1033%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N2805 0.1
i7-12700 14.5
+18025%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N2805 887
i7-12700 9328
+952%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N2805 3
i7-12700 172
+5406%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N2805 17
i7-12700 347
+1900%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 19.34
Integrated graphics card 0.77 6.16
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N2805 has 1525% lower power consumption.

i7-12700, on the other hand, has a 9109.5% higher aggregate performance score, 700% faster integrated GPU, and 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i7-12700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2805 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N2805 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2805 and Core i7-12700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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