12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 unlocked desktop processor

Built for the next generation of gaming.

Take on more, with more performance.

Blazing-fast clock speeds and a revolutionary core architecture allow you to seamlessly chat, stream and record without sacrificing gameplay.

Up to 5.0 GHz Max Clock Speed¹

12 Cores

8 Performance-cores
4 Efficient-cores

20 Threads

16 on Performance-cores
4 on Efficient-cores

Unlocked & Overclockable²

Divide and conquer.

Intel��s new performance hybrid  architecture integrates two core families into a single CPU, keeping everything in your gaming universe running smoothly.

Intel® Thread Director

Prioritises and manages workloads, sending tasks to the best core for the job.³

8 Performance-cores

P-cores are built for performance across single and lightly-threaded workloads, enhancing activities like gaming and productivity.

4 Efficient-cores

E-cores are optimised for multi-threaded performance, minimising interruptions from secondary tasks.

Performance beyond the cores.

The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.

Ready for what��s next

Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.

Best-in-class connectivity

Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) deliver fast transfer speeds and connections to peripherals.⁴

Push past the limit with overclocking.

Increase processing power by fine-tuning your system to run your processor at higher settings² to improve frame rates and achieve smoother gameplay. Separate overclocking controls for both types of cores gives you nuanced personalisation.

Do you work with video?

Find out why you may need an iGPU with your graphics card.

Intel® Quick Sync Video uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of Intel® Graphics Technology to decode and encode fast, enabling the processor to complete other tasks and improving system responsiveness.

Legal & Disclaimers

1. On performance cores. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
2. Unlocked features are present with select chipsets and processor combinations. Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details.
3. Intel® Thread Director is designed into 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and helps supporting operating systems to more intelligently channel workloads to the right core. No user action required. See intel.com for details.
4. Visit intel.com/performanceindex (connectivity) for more details.
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Specifications

Essentials

Product Collection

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

Code Name

Products formerly Alder Lake

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number

i7-12700K

Status

Launched

Launch Date

Q4'21

Lithography

Intel 7

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

# of Performance-cores

# of Efficient-cores

Total Threads

Max Turbo Frequency

5.00 GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency*

5.00 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.90 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.80 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.60 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

2.70 GHz

Cache

25 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Total L2 Cache

12 MB

Processor Base Power

125 W

Maximum Turbo Power

190 W

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128 GB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Max # of Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Processor Graphics

Processor Graphics*

Intel® UHD Graphics 770

Graphics Base Frequency

300 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.50 GHz

Graphics Output

eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Execution Units

Max Resolution (HDMI)*

4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz

Max Resolution (DP)*

7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)*

5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

DirectX Support

OpenGL Support

4.5

Multi-Format Codec Engines

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

Yes

# of Displays Supported*

Device ID

0x4680

OpenCL Support

2.1

Expansion Options

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision

4.0

Max # of DMI Lanes

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Configurations*

Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

Package Specifications

Max CPU Configuration

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2020A

T JUNCTION

100��C

Package Size

45.0 mm x 37.5 mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.0

Intel® Thread Director

Yes

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

Yes

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported*

Yes

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*

2.0

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology*

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)*

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)*

Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)*

Yes

Intel® 64*

Yes

Instruction Set

64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes

Secure Key

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Execute Disable Bit*

Yes

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Yes

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

All information provided is subject to change at any time, without notice. Intel may make changes to manufacturing life cycle, specifications, and product descriptions at any time, without notice. The information herein is provided "as-is" and Intel does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding accuracy of the information, nor on the product features, availability, functionality, or compatibility of the products listed. Please contact system vendor for more information on specific products or systems.

* This feature may not be available on all computing systems. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature, or reference the system specifications (motherboard, processor, chipset, power supply, HDD, graphics controller, memory, BIOS, drivers, virtual machine monitor-VMM, platform software, and/or operating system) for feature compatibility. Functionality, performance, and other benefits of this feature may vary depending on system configuration.