Intel Pentium E2220 vs Intel Core i7-12800HE

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Intel Pentium E2220 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12800HE
Intel Pentium E2220 Intel Core i7-12800HE

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E2220 or Intel Core i7-12800HE - 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 Pentium E2220 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E2220 was released in Q4/2007.

The Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HE was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Pentium D (6) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
0 Generation 12
Presler Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13800HE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E2220 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E2220 is 2.40 GHz while the Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12800HE is at 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Pentium E2220 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
2x Core
A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium E2220 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium E2220 or Intel Core i7-12800HE 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E2220 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-12800HE supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

Intel Pentium E2220 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 11.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E2220 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-12800HE has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium E2220 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E2220 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-12800HE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 35.50 MB cache.

Intel Pentium E2220 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
65 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 775 Socket BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2007 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E2220 (19%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E2220 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
331 (19%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1753 (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
592 (5%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12465 (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
804 (3%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
24605 (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2196 (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12167 (100%)

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 Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
374 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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