CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i7-12700

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.1 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 25 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE —

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Intel

INTEL

Core Ultra 5 225

CORE STATE Arrow Lake-S

CORE SPECS 10 Cores / 10 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 20 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Arrow Lake

nm

PROCESS 3 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

8,764

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,987

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,824

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

6,775

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,446

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,012

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,593

2,659

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

366

375

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

10,805

11,082

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,525

1,564

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

25,727

26,387

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

3,632

3,725

passmark_data_compression

375,950

306,453

passmark_data_encryption

20,143

22,780

passmark_extended_instructions

24,184

27,054

passmark_find_prime_numbers

101

366

passmark_floating_point_math

81,191

93,933

passmark_integer_math

106,554

67,009

passmark_multithread

30,273

31,044

passmark_physics

1,558

2,493

passmark_random_string_sorting

38,970

37,264

passmark_single_thread

3,864

4,471

passmark_singlethread

3,864

4,471

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i7-12700

Ultra 5 225

Core Specs

Cores

12

10 -16.7%

Threads

20

10 -50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.1

3.3 +57.1%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.9 0.0%

Frequency (GHz)

2.1

3.3 +57.1%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.9 0.0%

Multiplier

21

33 +57.1%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

192 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

3 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

25 MB (shared)

20 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

65 0.0%

PL1

65W

65 W

PL2

180W

121 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Arrow Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Arrow Lake-S

Generation

Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)

Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)

Process Size

10 nm

3 nm

Transistors

—

17,800 million

Die Size

215 mm²

243 mm²

Foundry

Intel

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

102.4 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1851

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

Z890, B860, W880, Q870, H810

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 4

P-Cores: 6 E-Cores: 4

E-Core Frequency

1600 MHz up to 3.6 GHz

2.7 GHz up to 4.4 GHz

P-Core Turbo

—

4.7 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 16EU

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$349

$246

Part Number

SRL4Q

SRQCZSRVF7

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA18W

Tj Max

100°C

105°C

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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