Intel® Core™ i7-12700F

The Intel Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor with a hybrid 12-core layout (8 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores) and 20 threads, built on the Alder Lake architecture (Intel 7 process). It launched in Jan 2022. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 4.9 GHz boost. A 25-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.2 MB per core). It addresses DDR5, DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1700 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: Deep Learning Boost, AVX-VNNI, Extended Page Tables (EPT), AES-NI.

The Intel Core i7-12700F scores 3,842 in single-core performance and 30,144 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 10,762 for overall performance, 24,972 for productivity performance, 23,495 for creator performance, 32,782 for engineering performance and 19,062 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,512 per core, 1,507 per thread and 464 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,335. Its performance index is 133, so its overall performance is 33% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i7-12700F scores 107,176 in integer math, 81,600 in floating-point math, 379,434 in compression, 20,036 in cryptography, 1,467 in physics simulation, 24,434 in vector SIMD, 96 in the prime sieve and 39,530 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 82% above in integer math, 78% above in floating-point math, 66% above in compression, 74% above in cryptography, 35% above in physics simulation, 58% above in vector SIMD, 43% above in the prime sieve and 75% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i7-12700F has 12 physical cores and runs 20 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.90 GHz.

The Intel Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i7 family, uses the Alder Lake architecture, carries the codename Alder Lake and is manufactured on a Intel 7 process. It launched in Jan 2022.

The Intel Core i7-12700F has 1 MB of L1 cache, 12 MB of L2 cache and 25 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 38.0 MB of cache, or 3.17 MB per core.

The Intel Core i7-12700F has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1 MB, L2 at 12 MB and L3 at 25 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 66% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i7-12700F supports DDR5, DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 4,800 MT/s and delivers up to 76.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i7-12700F does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i7-12700F uses the FCLGA1700 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i7-12700F has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i7-12700F is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $345.

The Intel Core i7-12700F is also identified by the model number i7-12700F.

Feex has recorded 62% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i7-12700F. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Threads per Core, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1700 socket as the Intel Core i7-12700F and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core 7 251TE, Intel Core i9-14901E, Intel Xeon 6369P, Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Core i5-13500.