i7-12700 vs Pentium M 770

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 770
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.19
Core i7-12700
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.34
+10079%

Core i7-12700 outperforms Pentium M 770 by a whopping 10079% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3243300
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPentium Mno data
Power efficiency0.6728.14
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 770 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads120
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.01 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size87 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.26V-1.372Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 770 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700 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 M 770 and Core i7-12700 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
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 M 770 0.19
i7-12700 19.34
+10079%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium M 770 740
i7-12700 15390
+1980%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 19.34
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 20
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium M 770 has 140.7% lower power consumption.

i7-12700, on the other hand, has a 10078.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 1100% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

The Core i7-12700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 770 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium M 770 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 770 and Core i7-12700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium M 770
Pentium M 770
Intel Core i7-12700
Core i7-12700

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 14 votes

Rate Pentium M 770 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.3 1109 votes

Rate Core i7-12700 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium M 770 or Core i7-12700, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.