Intel Core i7-12700K

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Alder Lake architecture and released in 2021. This CPU features 12 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 25 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 10 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-12700K is designed for the FCLGA1700 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 770 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Popularity (0-100) 90%
Performance (0-100) 86%
Blender Score / $1 1.0

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 12
Threads 20
Speed 3.6 GHz
Turbo 5 GHz
Current Price $289
Release Price $450
Release Date 2021
GPU Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Socket FCLGA1700
L3 25 MB
Base TDP 125 W
Max TDP
Nm 10 nm
Unlocked Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 279.6
Top % Ranking 86 %
Blender Score / $1 1.0
Samples 471

Details

Class Intel Core
Code Name Alder Lake
Performance Cores 8
Efficiency Cores 4
Memory Type DDR5
Max Memory 128 MB
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache 12.0 MB

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