i5-12500H vs Pentium D1508

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D1508
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.04
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.27
+550%

Core i5-12500H outperforms Pentium D1508 by a whopping 550% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1899559
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency7.7227.91
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H 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)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H 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
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
GPIO+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H 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 D1508 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no 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.

Pentium D1508 2.04
i5-12500H 13.27
+550%

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 D1508 3240
i5-12500H 21073
+550%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 13.27
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium D1508 has 80% lower power consumption.

i5-12500H, on the other hand, has a 550.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-12500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D1508 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium D1508 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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