Intel Core i7-12650H

The Intel Core i7-12650H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.3 to 4.7 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.7 to 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12700H, the 12650H offers only 4 instead of 8 E-cores, a slower iGPU and no vPro features (for remote management).

Performance

Thanks to the 10 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older Tiger Lake-H CPUs with similar clock speeds (like the Core i7-11800H). Due to the architectural improvements, single-core performance is also better than similar or higher clocked Tiger Lake CPUs.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 64 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.4 GHz.

Power consumption

This Core i7 has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W, with 45 W being its Base power consumption. The processor's maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sits at 115 W. It would take at least two fans to cool such a beast.

Last but not the least, Intel Core i7-12650H is built with Intel's third-generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Series	Intel Alder Lake-P
Codename	Alder Lake-P
Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-P Intel Core i9-12900HK 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i9-12900H 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-12800H 1.8 - 4.8 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-12650H « 1.7 - 4.7 GHz 10 / 16  24 MB L3 Intel Core i5-12600H 2 - 4.5 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-12500H 1.8 - 4.5 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1280P 1.3 - 4.8 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1270P 1.6 - 4.8 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1260P 1.5 - 4.7 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-12450H 1.5 - 4.4 GHz 8 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1250P 1.2 - 4.4 GHz 12 / 16  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1240P 1.2 - 4.4 GHz 12 / 16  12 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1220P 1.1 - 4.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3
Clock Rate	1700 - 4700 MHz
Level 1 Cache	864 KB
Level 2 Cache	9.5 MB
Level 3 Cache	24 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	10 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	10 nm
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	BGA1700
Features	Thread Director
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1400 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	01/04/2022

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