i7-12700H vs i7-5850EQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5850EQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.43
Core i7-12700H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
16.43
+271%

Core i7-12700H outperforms Core i7-5850EQ by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1337405
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Alder Lake-S
Power efficiency8.9134.53
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5850EQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads820
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5850EQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H. 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+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB64 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 data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H 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 Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Core i7-12700H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i7-5850EQ 4.43
i7-12700H 16.43
+271%

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.

i7-5850EQ 7036
i7-12700H 26092
+271%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 16.43
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 8 20
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 45 Watt

i7-12700H has a 270.9% higher aggregate performance score, 250% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-12700H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5850EQ in performance tests.


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