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Intel Core i7 12700K
Intel Desktop CPU

Intel Core i7 12700K

64B
Cores12
Threads20
Boost Clock4.9 GHz
TDP125 W
SocketLGA-1700
Process10 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core111
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core1203
TDP125 W Boost: 190 W
Cache L325MB
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 CPU309.16
iGPU FLOPS0.8 TFLOPS

Full specifications

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

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

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