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Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i3-N305

Intel Core i7-12700H

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The Intel Core i7-12700H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficiency cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.3 to 4.7 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.7 - 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12900H, the 12700H is lower clocked and offers only "Essentials" vPro features.

Performance

The average 12700H in our database wins a very important battle by being ever-so-slightly faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX in multi-thread benchmarks while, perhaps even more importantly, nearly matching multi-thread benchmark scores of the more costly Core i9-12900H to be a great bang for the buck overall.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 101 W, the Legion 5 15IAH7H 82RB is among the fastest laptops built around the 12700H that we know of. It can be nearly 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

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 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.4 GHz.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W, with 45 W being its Base power consumption. The CPU's highest Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sits at 115 W.

The i7-12700H is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i3-N305

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The Intel Core i3-N305 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.8 GHz. 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 6 MB L3-cache.

Performance

We have not tested a single system built around the N305, as of September 2023. Expect the chip to be 50% to 100% faster than the N95 (4 cores, 4 threads, up to 3.4 GHz).

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solutuion of your system is.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offersall 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.25 GHz. In addition to the single channel memory, the gaming performance is very limited of the iGPU.

Power consumption

The i3 has a base power consumption of 15 W and can be configured down to 9 W. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

ModelIntel Core i7-12700HIntel Core i3-N305
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-N
CodenameAlder Lake-HAlder Lake-N
Clock1700 - 4700 MHz1800 - 3800 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB768 KB
L2 Cache11.5 MB4 MB
L3 Cache24 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 208 / 8
8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP45 Watt15 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1264
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro Ess., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-4800 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) (1000 - 1250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
Intel Core i3-N305 « 1.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 compare - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N200 compare1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 compare - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 compare - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 compare1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N50 compare1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700H
43.1 pt (60%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-N305
28.8 pt (40%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
101 Points (70%)
65 Points (45%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
846 Points (16%)
324 Points (6%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 11202     avg: 15902     median: 16338 (15%)     max: 19330 Points
min: 4832     avg: 5049     median: 5092 (5%)     max: 5181 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1660     avg: 1775     median: 1780.5 (76%)     max: 1826 Points
min: 939     avg: 983     median: 995 (42%)     max: 1001 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 640     avg: 685     median: 688 (76%)     max: 704 Points
min: 375     avg: 377     median: 376 (42%)     max: 380 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4248     avg: 6032     median: 6087 (15%)     max: 7407 Points
min: 1855     avg: 1943     median: 1976 (5%)     max: 1998 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1972     avg: 2544     median: 2605 (16%)     max: 2916 Points
min: 828     avg: 845     median: 829 (5%)     max: 878 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 231     avg: 255.6     median: 256 (77%)     max: 263 Points
min: 163.6     avg: 165.1     median: 164.7 (50%)     max: 167 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 23.73     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (36%)     max: 31.46 Points
min: 10.6     avg: 11.3     median: 11.3 (15%)     max: 12.05 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.98     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (76%)     max: 3.13 Points
min: 2.04     avg: 2     median: 2 (51%)     max: 2.05 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8835     avg: 8876     median: 8875.5 (54%)     max: 8916 Points
min: 5622     avg: 5651     median: 5651 (34%)     max: 5680 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 52866     avg: 54647     median: 54647 (40%)     max: 56428 Points
min: 25813     avg: 26169     median: 26168.5 (19%)     max: 26524 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 75147     avg: 83374     median: 83373.5 (58%)     max: 91600 Points
min: 39133     avg: 39930     median: 39929.5 (28%)     max: 40726 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 14342     avg: 14410     median: 14410 (18%)     max: 14478 Points
min: 8648     avg: 8708     median: 8708 (11%)     max: 8768 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
236.1 s (3%)
min: 246.308     avg: 1175     median: 1174.7 (14%)     max: 2103.1 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
min: 8.142     avg: 35.8     median: 35.8 (7%)     max: 63.4 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
8231 Points (13%)
min: 3300     avg: 3377     median: 3377 (5%)     max: 3454 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 41015     avg: 61062     median: 61958.5 (36%)     max: 73067 MIPS
min: 21080     avg: 21623     median: 21239 (12%)     max: 22551 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5108     avg: 5697     median: 5761.5 (69%)     max: 5972 MIPS
min: 3871     avg: 4033     median: 4105 (49%)     max: 4123 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
145.8 fps (51%)
min: 55.6     avg: 55.9     median: 55.9 (20%)     max: 56.2 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
297.5 fps (69%)
min: 201.6     avg: 202.6     median: 202.6 (47%)     max: 203.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.06     avg: 16.9     median: 16.7 (29%)     max: 21.8 fps
min: 5.41     avg: 5.5     median: 5.6 (10%)     max: 5.62 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.4 GB/s (0%)
min: 0.52     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (0%)     max: 0.539 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.5 GB/s (43%)
min: 1     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (18%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.8 GB/s (39%)
min: 5.1     avg: 5.5     median: 5.5 (14%)     max: 5.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 291     avg: 395     median: 391.5 (5%)     max: 541 Seconds
min: 1152     avg: 1199     median: 1198.5 (15%)     max: 1245 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 168     avg: 215.5     median: 214 (2%)     max: 286 Seconds
min: 583     avg: 598     median: 589 (4%)     max: 622 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4441     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.505 sec
min: 0.766     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (17%)     max: 0.786 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11952     avg: 14458     median: 14044 (30%)     max: 17593 Points
9081 Points (19%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.9 s (2%)
min: 17.549     avg: 17.8     median: 17.8 (4%)     max: 18 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.7 s (1%)
36.5 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
428.6 s (2%)
min: 744.681     avg: 758     median: 758.3 (3%)     max: 772 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38383     avg: 61583     median: 64514 (56%)     max: 72328 Points
min: 28884     avg: 28911     median: 28910.5 (25%)     max: 28937 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11068     avg: 21108     median: 21706 (59%)     max: 24999 Points
min: 8651     avg: 8896     median: 8926 (24%)     max: 9111 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 80040     avg: 88205     median: 88358 (72%)     max: 94429 Points
55544 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80080     avg: 89905     median: 90843.5 (74%)     max: 97853 Points
56367 Points (46%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81700     avg: 87741     median: 86851.5 (73%)     max: 95561 Points
61854 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10336     avg: 18205     median: 18650.5 (47%)     max: 20751 Points
min: 8263     avg: 8470     median: 8567 (22%)     max: 8580 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2523     avg: 25801     median: 27103 (48%)     max: 30931 Points
min: 11357     avg: 11598     median: 11625 (21%)     max: 11813 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5588     avg: 11367     median: 11850.5 (50%)     max: 14415 Points
min: 3455     avg: 3514     median: 3493 (15%)     max: 3593 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2486 Points (67%)
min: 1304     avg: 1316     median: 1318 (35%)     max: 1326 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
13118 Points (52%)
min: 4632     avg: 4798     median: 4727 (19%)     max: 5034 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1590     avg: 1747     median: 1755 (74%)     max: 1851 Points
min: 1050     avg: 1068     median: 1071 (45%)     max: 1083 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6833     avg: 11864     median: 12125 (22%)     max: 13745 Points
min: 4492     avg: 4680     median: 4644 (8%)     max: 4905 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1603     avg: 1682     median: 1695 (7%)     max: 1762 Points
min: 1006     avg: 1044     median: 1053 (5%)     max: 1072 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6784     avg: 11223     median: 11805 (37%)     max: 12831 Points
min: 4218     avg: 4496     median: 4497 (14%)     max: 4774 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7058     avg: 7377     median: 7421 (74%)     max: 7608 Points
min: 4469     avg: 4633     median: 4632.5 (46%)     max: 4796 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 44386     avg: 47601     median: 46409 (51%)     max: 53199 Points
min: 16566     avg: 17128     median: 17128 (19%)     max: 17690 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 515     avg: 529     median: 526 (1%)     max: 585 ms
min: 981     avg: 986     median: 984 (1%)     max: 993 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 80.5     avg: 93.6     median: 93.6 (1%)     max: 106.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 84532     avg: 87574     median: 88214.5 (79%)     max: 90357 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 212     avg: 254.6     median: 258 (74%)     max: 269 Points
min: 140.3     avg: 158.2     median: 145.3 (42%)     max: 189 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 253     avg: 296     median: 297.5 (62%)     max: 324 Points
min: 179.4     avg: 185.1     median: 185.4 (39%)     max: 190.4 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1492     avg: 1812     median: 1826 (70%)     max: 2017 Points
min: 881     avg: 907     median: 881 (34%)     max: 958 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 57.1     avg: 113.8     median: 100.5 (17%)     max: 187 Watt
116%
1 i3-N305 +
min: 22.9     avg: 27.6     median: 25.5 (4%)     max: 34.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 63.1     avg: 130.6     median: 133.3 (24%)     max: 211 Watt
123%
1 i3-N305 +
36.9 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.09     avg: 16     median: 12.6 (8%)     max: 39.3 Watt
107%
1 i3-N305 +
min: 3.01     avg: 4.6     median: 3.5 (2%)     max: 7.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 6.93     avg: 17.1     median: 15.2 (17%)     max: 31.7 Watt
113%
1 i3-N305 +
min: 5.18     avg: 5.5     median: 5.5 (6%)     max: 5.76 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 11.9     avg: 20.8     median: 19.7 (15%)     max: 38.1 Points per Watt
114%
1 i3-N305 +
22.4 Points per Watt (17%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12700H → 100% n=52

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-N305 → 57% n=52

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