Intel Core i7 12700F
- Cores: 12
- L3 cache: 25MB (shared)
- TDP: 65 W (max. boost up to 180 W)
- Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i7 12700F - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1700 that has 12 cores and 20 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2100 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4800 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 25 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.
Review
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Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of Intel Core i7 12700F in benchmarksCinebench
Cinebench Scores - 129th place
GeekBench v6
| File compression | 829.9 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 390.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 261.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 61.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 28.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
| Integer math | 107.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 81.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 96M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 39.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 379.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1468 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 24.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 201.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 463.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.26 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Core i7 12700F technical specificationsGeneral
| Vendor | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700F |
| Integrated GPU | No |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
Intel CPU rating - 77th place
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 |
Desktop CPU ranking - 77th place
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 | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12700F 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 |