Intel Core i7-12700E vs Intel Core M-5Y51

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Intel Core i7-12700E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core M-5Y51
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core M-5Y51

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12700E or Intel Core M-5Y51 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-12700E has 12 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700E was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core M-5Y51 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y51 was released in Q4/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core M (16)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Intel Core M 5 (7)
12 Generation 5
Alder Lake S Architecture Broadwell Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-13700E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12700E has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the Intel Core M-5Y51 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core M-5Y51 is at 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Intel Core i7-12700E Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
12 Cores 2
20 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz)
1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-12700E Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-12700E or Intel Core M-5Y51 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5300
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
11 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 24
256 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5300
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-12700E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core M-5Y51 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-12700E Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3L-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 65 W, while the Intel Core M-5Y51 has a TDP of 4.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-12700E Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4.5 W
180 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12700E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 37.00 MB cache. The Intel Core M-5Y51 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-12700E Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1234
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2014
344 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700E (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700E (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 (11%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1665 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
669 (40%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10170 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1272 (13%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2459 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
782 (32%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11321 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1427 (13%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (45%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
28279 (100%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2161 (8%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
107 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
208 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core M-5Y51
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