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Intel Core i7-12700

The Intel Core i7-12700 is a 12-core desktop processor released in 2022, part of the Alder Lake microarchitecture.

The Intel Core i7-12700 is a 12-core desktop processor from Intel's Alder Lake family, released in January 2022. It features 8 Performance-cores and 4 Efficient-cores, supporting 20 threads via Hyper-Threading. The base clock is 2.1 GHz with a boost clock up to 4.9 GHz. It includes 12 MB of L2 cache and 25 MB of L3 cache, built on a 7 nm process node. The processor has a base power of 65 W and a maximum turbo power of 180 W. It uses the FCLGA1700 socket and supports both DDR5-4800 and DDR4-3200 memory across two channels, with ECC memory support. Integrated graphics are Intel UHD Graphics 770. The CPU provides 20 PCIe lanes with support for PCIe 5.0 and 4.0. It supports instruction sets including SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and AVX2. The multiplier is locked. The launch MSRP was $339.

Specifications

Microarchitecture unverified Alder Lake
Cores12
P-cores8
E-cores4
Threads20
Base clock2.1 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz
L2 cache (total)12 MB
L3 cache25 MB
Process node7 nm
TDP / base power65 W
Max turbo power180 W
SocketFCLGA1700
Memory supportUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels2
ECC memory supportYes
Integrated graphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
PCIe lanes (CPU)20
PCIe version5.0 and 4.0
Instruction setsIntel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Unlocked multiplierNo
Release date2022-01
Release year2022
Launch MSRP339 USD