i7-12700KF vs Duo T2500
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core Duo T2500 by a whopping 8278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3441 | 355 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 39.22 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core Duo | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.56 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021) |
| Release date | January 2006 (19 years ago) | 27 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $120 | $384 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-12700KF has 392100% better value for money than Duo T2500.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 4.0 |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 8 × 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | 215.25 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 151 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.1625V - 1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF 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 | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.805 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2500 and Core i7-12700KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.23 | 19.27 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 125 Watt |
Duo T2500 has 303.2% lower power consumption.
i7-12700KF, on the other hand, has a 8278.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
The Intel Core i7-12700KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo T2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Duo T2500 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700KF is a desktop one.
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