i7-12700E vs Pentium Gold G4620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	no data
Power efficiency	no data	27.15
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$93	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G4620 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G4620 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	LGA-1151	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and Core i7-12700E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.11	6.16
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

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