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Key specs
Cores
12
Threads
20
Boost Clock
4.9 GHz
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Process
10 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
64
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
111
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
1203
TDP
125 W Boost: 190 W
Cache L3
25MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
111
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1203
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2627
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14,714
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4003
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
34,256
Blender CPU
309.16
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
Cinebench
Cinebench 2026 (Single)
597
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)
4728
GeekBench v6
File compression
1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation
122.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
382.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
374.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
267.6 pages/sec
Background blur
55.9 images/sec
Photo processing
98.2 images/sec
Ray tracing
29.6 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
114.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math
87.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
112M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
45.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption
23.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression
445.1 MBytes/sec
Physics
1773 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
28.8B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
117.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
274 PPW
Blender / Watt
2.47 PPW
General
Vendor
Intel
Released
October 27, 2021
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake
Model number
i7-12700K
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 770
AMD Equivalent
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
CPU
P-Cores
8
P-Threads
16
Base Frequency (P)
3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.9 GHz
E-Cores
4
E-Threads
4
Base Frequency (E)
2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)
3.8 GHz
Total Cores
12
Total Threads
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
L1 Cache
80K (per core)
L2 Cache
12MB (shared)
L3 Cache
25MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Fabrication Process
10 nm
TDP (PL1)
125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
190 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Temperature
100°C
iGPU
Integrated Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock
300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock
1500 MHz
Shading Units
256
TMUs
16
ROPs
8
Execution Units
32
TGP
15 W
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR5-4800 / - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes
Misc
Official Site
Intel Core i7 12700K official page
PCI Express Version
5.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit