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Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Core2 Quad (19) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Yorkfield (Penryn) |
| Technology | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | LGA 775 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i7-11700 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-13700 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 20 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Golden Cove 2.10 - 4.90 GHz |
4x 2.83 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Gracemont 1.60 - 3.60 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 25.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.50 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 180 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-12700 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q1/2008 |
| Release price | 339 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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