Intel Core i7-12700 CPU

Name: Intel Core i7-12700
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX8071512700
Rating: 4.0 (9 reviews)

Intel Core i7-12700 12th Gen 12-Core 20-Thread 4.9 GHz BX8071512700

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Intel CPU Of The 12Th Generation
Base Clock: 2.1 Ghz
Socket LGA1700
Pcie 5.0 & 4.0 Support
Processor Base Power: 65 W

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512700
Release Date	November 2021 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i7 12th Gen
Core Name	Alder Lake
Socket	LGA1700
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 i7-12700 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (66th)		~
Intel Core i7-12700 [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 i7-12700 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 42.3% below average.
128 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-6100 offers 363.5% better value priced at $50.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i7-12700 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (64th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D [8C / 16T] (65th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D [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 i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (73rd)		~
Intel Core i7-12700 [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 i7-12700 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 29.4% below average.
65 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K offers 197.5% better value priced at $180.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i7-12700 Gaming Performance

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

Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (99th)		119%
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (100th)		119%
Intel Core i7-13700T [16C / 24T] (101st)		117%
Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (102nd)		115%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T [6C / 12T] (103rd)		115%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (104th)		114%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (105th)		110%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 [6C / 12T] (106th)		108%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (107th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (108th)		104%
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (109th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (110th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G [6C / 12T] (111th)		98%
Intel Core i5-12600 [6C / 12T] (112th)		97%
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (113th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (114th)		97%
Intel Core i5-13500T [14C / 20T] (115th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (116th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 [12C / 24T] (117th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (118th)		91%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (119th)		91%

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Intel Core i7-12700 Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 49.1% below average.
38 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 591.6% better value priced at $90.