Intel Core i7-12700
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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Core i7-12700

Processor Intel Core i7-12700, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2021. Here are all the Intel Core i7-12700’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.10 GHz, total of cores is 12. The CPU supports DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1700. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    12
  • Name
    Intel Core i7-12700
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-11700
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    12
  • CPU Threads
    20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4.1 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Execution units
    32
  • Generation
    12
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU Turbo
    1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2021
  • Shader
    256
  • Technology
    10 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe lanes
    20
  • PCIe version
    5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    2.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q4/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Positions in all rankings

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

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Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 7

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i7-12700
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 238.772898 samples/min Submissions: 28
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 212.631414 samples/min Submissions: 16
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 223.046296 samples/min Submissions: 25
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 214.261564 samples/min Submissions: 12
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 235.615566 samples/min Submissions: 32
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 222.861879 samples/min Submissions: 25
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 236.400373 samples/min Submissions: 12

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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