i7-12700 vs Pentium J4205

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2129	291
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	14.32	28.20
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	18	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Core i7-12700.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.57	20.10
Integrated graphics card	0.93	6.15
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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