i7-12700H vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2278	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Alder Lake-S
Power efficiency	3.46	34.60
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E 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	2 (Dual-core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H. 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	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 510	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 Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900E 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 Celeron G3900E 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 Celeron G3900E and Core i7-12700H.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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	1.28	16.45
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	2	20
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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