Description
Essentials
Product Collection 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Code Name Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment Desktop
Processor Number i7-12700KF
Status Launched
Launch Date Q4’21
Lithography Intel 7
Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 12
# of Performance-cores 8
# of Efficient-cores 4
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 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
Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available No
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) Revision 4
Max # of DMI Lanes 8
Scalability 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1×16+4 | 2×8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20
