Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Pentium D 830

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Pentium D 830 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-12500

Intel Pentium D 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

CPU is newer: launch date 16 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 53% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 90 nm
17.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
6.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3675 vs 574
35.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19852 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs May 2005
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 28 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 2048 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3675 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark	19852 vs 564

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3675

574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19852

564

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Pentium D 830
PassMark - Single thread mark	3675	574
PassMark - CPU mark	19852	564
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6030
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Pentium D 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Smithfield
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	May 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$232
Place in performance rating	552	3159
Processor Number	i5-12500	830
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		206 mm2
Transistor count		230 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)