Information about the Intel Core i7-12700F segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

• Name
  Intel Core i7-12700F
• Family
  Intel Core i7
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server
• Generation
  12
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-11700F
• Successor
  Intel Core i7-13700F

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Intel Core i7-12700F: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  12 / 20
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  8x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  4x Gracemont
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes
• Overclocking
  No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Intel Core i7-12700F along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo

List of video codecs supported by the Intel Core i7-12700F CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No
• h264
  No
• VP8
  No
• VP9
  No
• AV1
  No
• AVC
  No
• VC-1
  No
• JPEG
  No

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Intel Core i7-12700F. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  76.8 GB/s
• ECC
  No
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20
• AES-NI
  Yes

Let's find out what TDP has the Intel Core i7-12700F? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  180 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Intel Core i7-12700F CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic
• Socket
  LGA 1700
• L2-Cache
  12.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  25.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake S
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• Release date
  Q1/2022
• Release price
  314 $