Intel Core i7-12700F CPU

Name: Intel Core i7-12700F
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX8071512700F
Rating: 4.0 (10 reviews)

Intel Core i7-12700F 12-Core (8P+4E) 2.1 GHz LGA 1700 65W BX8071512700F

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(10 reviews)

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Intel 7 Alder Lake Processor Base Power: 65W
Maximum Turbo Power: 180W
25MB L3 Cache
12MB L2 Cache
Windows 11 Supported
Intel Laminar RM1 CPU Cooler

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512700F
Release Date	November 2021 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 12th Gen
Core Name	Alder Lake
Socket	LGA1700
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	12
CPU Threads	20
CPU Clock Rate	2100 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4900 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate	1600 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate	3600 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	10 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	25 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i7-12700F Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i7-12700F Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700K [12C / 20T] (57th)		105%
Intel Core i7-12700KF [12C / 20T] (57th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (59th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 [8C / 16T] (59th)		103%
Intel Core i5-12600KF [10C / 16T] (61st)		103%
Intel Core i5-12600K [10C / 16T] (61st)		103%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (63rd)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 [6C / 12T] (64th)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 [6C / 12T] (64th)		~
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (66th)		~
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (66th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F [6C / 12T] (68th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (69th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (69th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D [8C / 16T] (71st)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (72nd)		96%
Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (73rd)		95%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (73rd)		95%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (75th)		95%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (76th)		95%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (76th)		95%

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Intel Core i7-12700F Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 20.8% below average.
88 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 248.2% better value priced at $59.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i7-12700F Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (64th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D [8C / 16T] (65th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D [8C / 16T] (65th)		113%
Intel Core i9-10980XE [18C / 36T] (67th)		110%
Intel Core i7-12700KF [12C / 20T] (68th)		108%
Intel Core i7-12700K [12C / 20T] (68th)		108%
Intel Core Ultra 5 235 [14C / 14T] (70th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (71st)		105%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (72nd)		~
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (73rd)		~
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (73rd)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X [8C / 16T] (75th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X [8C / 16T] (76th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 [8C / 16T] (77th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (78th)		96%
Intel Core i9-7980XE [18C / 36T] (79th)		95%
Intel Core i9-9980XE [18C / 36T] (80th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (81st)		90%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (82nd)		87%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (82nd)		87%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X [16C / 32T] (84th)		87%

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Intel Core i7-12700F Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 3.6% below average.
41 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K offers 118.7% better value priced at $180.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i7-12700F Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

AMD Ryzen 5 5600T [6C / 12T] (103rd)		118%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (104th)		117%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (105th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 [6C / 12T] (106th)		110%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (107th)		110%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (108th)		107%
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (109th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (110th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G [6C / 12T] (111th)		~
Intel Core i5-12600 [6C / 12T] (112th)		~
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (113th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (114th)		99%
Intel Core i5-13500T [14C / 20T] (115th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (116th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 [12C / 24T] (117th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (118th)		94%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (119th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (120th)		93%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (121st)		92%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (122nd)		91%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT [6C / 12T] (123rd)		88%

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Intel Core i7-12700F Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 31.0% below average.
32 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 304.6% better value priced at $116.