Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Processor

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Product Collection12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

Code NameProducts formerly Alder Lake

Vertical SegmentDesktop

Processor Number i7-12700KF

StatusLaunched

Launch Date Q4'21

Lithography Intel 7

Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet

CPU Specifications

Total Cores 12

# of Performance-cores8

# of Efficient-cores4

Total Threads 20

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 Frequency3.60 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency2.70 GHz

Cache 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Total L2 Cache12 MB

Processor Base Power 125 W

Maximum Turbo Power 190 W

Supplemental Information

Embedded Options Available No

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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 2

Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Expansion Options

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision4.0

Max # of DMI Lanes8

Scalability1S Only

PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20

Package Specifications

Sockets Supported FCLGA1700

Max CPU Configuration1

Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020A

TJUNCTION 100°C

Package Size45.0 mm x 37.5 mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0

Intel® Thread DirectorYes

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 GuardYes

Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes

Intel® Boot Guard Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) Yes

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes