Intel Core i7-12700K — Specifications and Blender benchmarks

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
Family
12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Generation
12
Name
Intel Core i7-12700K
Predecessor
Intel Core i7-11700K
Processor Number
i7-12700K
Segment
Desktop
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
8x Golden Cove
B-Core
4x Gracemont
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
CPU Cores
12
CPU Threads
20
E-core Base Clock
2.7 GHz
E-core Max Turbo
3.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
5 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
P-core Base Clock
3.6 GHz
P-core Max Turbo
4.9 GHz
Performance Cores
8
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
4.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
32
Generation
12
GPU Frequency
400 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Turbo
1500 MHz
Graphics Base Frequency
300 MHz
Graphics Output
eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
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
Yes
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
5.0 and 4.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
Maximum Turbo Power
190 W
Processor Base Power (PBP)
125 W
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
125 W
TDP (PL2)
228 W / 56 s
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Alder Lake S
Cache (manufacturer label)
25 MB Intel Smart Cache
Codename
Products formerly Alder Lake
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
L2-Cache
Conflicting source values: 12 MB (Total cache capacity) | 2.5 MB
L3-Cache
25 MB
Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
Launched
Official source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134594/intel-core-i712700k-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/specifications.html
Part Number
BX8071512700K
Release date
Q4/2021
Socket
FCLGA1700
Technology
Conflicting source values: 10 nm | Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-09-30
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

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Blender Open Data

Official median of community submissions; higher is better. Blender versions, operating systems and compute backends remain separate.

Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows: 297.893697 samples/min submissions: 15; snapshot: 2026-09-30 Official source

Snapshot date is the retrieval date, not the measurement date. Individual dates, RAM, drivers and power limits are unknown. This aggregates different user systems; it is not a test of a specific partner board and is excluded from the legacy composite index.

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

No comparable legacy benchmark results are available.

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

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

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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