Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Intel Celeron 3215U

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Intel Core i7-12850HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Celeron 3215U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX and the Intel Celeron 3215U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX 16 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the Intel Celeron 3215U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
12 Generation 7
Alder Lake H Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-13850HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12850HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 3215U clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
16 Cores 2
24 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.70 GHz
1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
8x 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 i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.10 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
11 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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 (Broadwell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-12850HX, while the Intel Celeron 3215U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has 39.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 3215U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
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
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1168
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 Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2015
428 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U (19%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U (4%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
394 (22%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810 (6%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2239 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
335 (15%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
601 (4%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (21%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
33567 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1145 (3%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69 (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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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