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Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Atom C2538
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-12700F
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
14 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-12700F
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Atom C2538
7 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
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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
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Atom (108) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Atom C2000 (7) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Avoton |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | BGA 1283 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i7-11700F | |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-13700F |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Gracemont 1.60 - 3.60 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 25.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 180 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-12700F | Intel Atom C2538 |
|---|---|---|
| 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+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | 314 $ | 104 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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