i7-12700K vs Celeron N2806

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated237
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.40
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data16.49
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K 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 speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache56K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB1 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K 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)4.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K. 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-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K 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 N2806 and Core i7-12700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size4 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency756 MHz1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K 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 N2806 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K.

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.



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 N2806 489
i7-12700K 34596
+6975%

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 N2806 1195
i7-12700K 16827
+1308%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N2806 1
i7-12700K 38
+5897%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Celeron N2806 58
i7-12700K 3325
+5633%

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 N2806 26
i7-12700K 272
+946%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2013 27 October 2021
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 20
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N2806 has 3025% lower power consumption.

i7-12700K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N2806 and Core i7-12700K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N2806 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


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