i7-12700E vs Pentium Gold 4415U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4415U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.11
Core i7-12700E
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.20
+810%

Core i7-12700E outperforms Pentium Gold 4415U by a whopping 810% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1897317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency12.8326.93
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4415U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4415U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA13561700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1020

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 Gold 4415U 2.11
i7-12700E 19.20
+810%

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 Gold 4415U 3229
i7-12700E 29384
+810%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 19.20
Integrated graphics card 1.85 6.15
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Gold 4415U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-12700E, on the other hand, has a 810% higher aggregate performance score, 232.4% faster integrated GPU, 500% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-12700E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 4415U is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4415U and Core i7-12700E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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