Intel Core i7-12700F
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Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i7-12700. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i7-12700F
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-12700

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12700F or Intel Core i7-12700? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-12700F has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-12700 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    48 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12700F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    24 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    121 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-11700F left arrow Intel Core i7-11700
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Golden Cove left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow 4x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 16 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700F and Intel Core i7-12700 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    180 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700F and Intel Core i7-12700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 2.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB left arrow 25 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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