i7-12700E vs Pentium M 780

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	317
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	no data
Power efficiency	no data	26.93
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	25 July 2005 (19 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E 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	1 (Single-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	1	20
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	32 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Die size	87 mm2	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	144 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.404V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E 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	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 780 and Core i7-12700E.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	12
Threads	1	20
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

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