i486DX-50 vs i7-12700F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking295not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.33no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel 80486
Power efficiency28.14no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)80486 (1989)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$386no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads20no data
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz0.05 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data50 MT/s
Multiplierno data1
L1 cache80K (per core)8 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache25 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm1 µm, 800 nm
Die size215 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size128 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 1

i7-12700F has 1100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-12700F and i486DX-50. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor while i486DX-50 is a notebook one.


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