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Intel Core i7 12700
Intel Desktop CPU

Intel Core i7 12700

59B
Cores12
Threads20
Boost Clock4.8 GHz
TDP65 W
SocketLGA-1700
Process10 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core106
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core1069
TDP65 W Boost: 180 W
Cache L325MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)106
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)1069
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2492
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12,868
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)3841
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)29,795
Blender CPU269.72
iGPU FLOPS0.8 TFLOPS

Full specifications

GeekBench v6

File compression
892.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation
105.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
284.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
385.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
249.7 pages/sec
Background blur
60.4 images/sec
Photo processing
103.1 images/sec
Ray tracing
27.3 Mpixels/sec

PassMark

Integer math
106.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math
80.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
98M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
38.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption
19.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression
369.8 MBytes/sec
Physics
1517 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
23.7B Matrices/sec

Performance Per Watt

Cinebench 2024 / Watt
16.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
198 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
458.4 PPW
Blender / Watt
4.15 PPW

General

Vendor
Intel
Released
January 1, 2022
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake
Model number
i7-12700
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 770
AMD Equivalent
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265

CPU

P-Cores
8
P-Threads
16
Base Frequency (P)
2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.8 GHz
E-Cores
4
E-Threads
4
Base Frequency (E)
1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)
3.6 GHz
Total Cores
12
Total Threads
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
21x
L1 Cache
80K (per core)
L2 Cache
12MB (shared)
L3 Cache
25MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
No

Package

Fabrication Process
10 nm
TDP (PL1)
65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
180 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
- DDR4-3200 / - DDR5-4800
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes

Misc

Official Site
Intel Core i7 12700 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

Specifications compiled from NanoReview. Last updated 2026-09-29.

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