Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Celeron 7300

Intel Core i5-1245U

The Intel Core i5-1245U is a mid-range mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.6 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.2 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. Compared to the i7-1265U (fastest U-series CPU at launch), the 1245U offers lower clock speeds, a slower iGPU, but the full "Enterprise" vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), the 15W TDP may limit the sustained performance.

Performance

Thanks to the 10 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older quad-core Tiger Lake CPUs with 15 Watt (like the Intel Core i7-1160G7). The sustained performance will be limited by the TDP setting and thermals and therefore only short term loads. Thanks to the architectural improvements of the big Golden Cove cores, the single thread performance should be better than similar clocked Tiger Lake CPUs.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 80 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.2 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. Turbo power (PL2) and the whole SoC is manufactured on a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Celeron 7300

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The Intel Celeron 7300 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers one performance core (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The CPU does not support HyperThreading leading to only 5 supported threads at once. The clock rate of the performance cluster is 1000 MHz, the one of the efficient cluster is 700 MHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 8 MB L3-cache. Compared to the faster Core i3-1215U, the Celeron offers one less P-core and lower clock speeds (no Turbo).

Performance

Thanks to the 5 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older dual-core Tiger Lake CPUs with 15 Watt (like the Intel Core i3-1115G4). However, due to the missing Turbo and the low clock speed, the single core performance will be very low.

Features

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 0.8 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. power (PL2). The minimum assured power is 12 Watt. The whole SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

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Model

Intel Core i5-1245U

Intel Celeron 7300

Series

Intel Alder Lake-M

Codename

Alder Lake-U

Series: Alder Lake-M Alder Lake-U

Intel Core i7-1265U	1.3 - 4.8 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U	1.2 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U «	1.2 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U	0.8 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U	0.8 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U	0.8 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 8	10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	5 / 6	8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 8	10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	5 / 6	8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7305	0.9 - 1.1 GHz	5 / 5	8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7300	0.7 - 1 GHz	5 / 5	8 MB L3

Intel Core i7-1265U	1.3 - 4.8 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U	1.2 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U	1.2 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U	0.8 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U	0.8 - 4.7 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U	0.8 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	10 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 8	10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505	0.9 - 4.4 GHz	5 / 6	8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	6 / 8	10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500	0.7 - 4.4 GHz	5 / 6	8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7305	0.9 - 1.1 GHz	5 / 5	8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7300 «	0.7 - 1 GHz	5 / 5	8 MB L3

Clock

1200 - 4400 MHz

700 - 1000 MHz

L1 Cache

928 KB

464 KB

L2 Cache

9.5 MB

3.5 MB

L3 Cache

12 MB

8 MB

Cores / Threads

10 / 12

5 / 5
1 x 1.0 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core
4 x 0.7 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core

TDP

15 Watt

9 Watt

Technology

10 nm

max. Temp.

100 °C

Socket

BGA1744

BGA1700

Features

DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL B., GNA, vProe Ent., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA

Thread Director

iGPU

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ( - 1200 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 800 MHz)

Architecture

x86

Announced

Manufacturer

ark.intel.com