Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Processor

The Core™ i7-12700F combines the Alder Lake architecture and a hybrid design of 8 Performance cores (P-cores) + 4 Efficient cores (E-cores) for a total of 12 cores / 20 threads. It delivers stable FPS at 1080p/1440p, high responsiveness in creative tasks (editing, encoding, streaming) and is easy to integrate thanks to a 65 W envelope. The F suffix means no iGPU: a dedicated graphics card is required.

Key Features

• 12 cores / 20 threads (8P + 4E, hybrid architecture)

• Frequencies: Turbo up to 4.9 GHz (P-cores)

• Cache: 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache (L3) + 12 MB L2

• Power: 65 W (Processor Base Power) / ~180 W (Max Turbo Power)

• Socket: LGA1700 (600 and 700 series motherboards)

• PCIe lanes (from CPU): 16× PCIe 5.0 (GPU) + 4× PCIe 4.0 (NVMe SSD)

• iGPU: none (F version)

• Cooler: Intel Laminar RM1 included (boxed version)

Ideal for

• Building a high-performance and durable gaming PC with a dedicated GPU

• Content creation and multitasking (editing, encoding, streaming)

• Upgradable LGA1700 configurations (DDR4 or DDR5 depending on the motherboard)

Technical Specifications

• Architecture: Intel® Core 12th Gen — Alder Lake

• Cores / Threads: 12 (8P + 4E) / 20

• Reference Frequencies:

  • P-cores: base ~2.1 GHz, Turbo up to 4.9 GHz

  • E-cores: base ~1.6 GHz, Turbo up to 3.6 GHz

• Cache: 25 MB L3 + 12 MB L2

• Power: 65 W (Base) / ~180 W (Max Turbo)

• Socket: LGA1700

• PCIe: PCIe 5.0 x16 (GPU) + PCIe 4.0 x4 (SSD)

• Integrated Graphics: no

• Cooler: Intel Laminar RM1 included

* Memory speeds and support depend on the chipset and motherboard used.