i5-12450H vs Pentium D 915

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 915
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.29
Core i5-12450H
2022
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.67
+3579%

Core i5-12450H outperforms Pentium D 915 by a whopping 3579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3126737
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency0.2922.44
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H 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
SocketLGA775,PLGA775FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Pentium D 915 0.29
i5-12450H 10.67
+3579%

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.

Pentium D 915 459
i5-12450H 16949
+3593%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 10.67
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i5-12450H has a 3579.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12450H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 915 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 915 is a desktop processor while Core i5-12450H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 915 and Core i5-12450H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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