i5-12600KF vs Pentium Dual-Core E2220

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual-Core E2220
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.91
+2007%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2220 by a whopping 2007% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2572352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.56
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.2313.30
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)9.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size77 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors105 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF 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
Socket775FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF.

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 Dual-Core E2220 0.85
i5-12600KF 17.91
+2007%

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.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 1330
i5-12600KF 27911
+1999%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 17.91
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 2007.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2220 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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