i7-12700H vs Pentium D1517

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Alder Lake-S
Power efficiency	no data	34.60
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H 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	4 (Quad-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H 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	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H 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 D1517 and Core i7-12700H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1517 and Core i7-12700H.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	14
Threads	8	20
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

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