i9-12900H vs Celeron E3500

Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59
Core i9-12900H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
17.66
+2893%

Core i9-12900H outperforms Celeron E3500 by a whopping 2893% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2799351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency0.8636.98
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size82 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H 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 Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H 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 Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i9-12900H.

PCIe version2.04.0
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.

Celeron E3500 0.59
i9-12900H 17.66
+2893%

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.

Celeron E3500 935
i9-12900H 27948
+2889%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.59 17.66
Recency 29 August 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i9-12900H has a 2893.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-12900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3500 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron E3500 is a desktop processor while Core i9-12900H is a notebook one.


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